Data Science · Ohio

Ohio colleges that awarded Data Science credentials

11 colleges in Ohio reported conferring Data Science credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2023-24, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 11 awarded a degree. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.

Colleges and what they awarded

Largest first by credentials conferred in 2023-24. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.

Colleges in Ohio that conferred Data Science credentials in 2023-24, with the number awarded and whether any was a degree.
CollegeCredentials awardedHighest level
Denison University41Degree
Kent State University at Kent29Degree
Case Western Reserve University13Degree
John Carroll University11Degree
The College of Wooster11Degree
University of Toledo11Degree
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus10Degree
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management9Degree
University of Mount Union5Degree
Ohio Dominican University2Degree
Cleveland State University1Degree

Looking for Data Science programs in Ohio? This page lists every college that reported awarding Data Science credentials to the federal government in 2023-24 — 11 of them — with the credential level each one awarded. That is a record of credentials conferred, not a confirmation that a college is currently admitting students, so confirm current availability with the college before it changes where you apply.

How much of this field is in Ohio

Credentials awarded
143
Share of U.S. total
1.9%
Colleges awarding it
11
Awarding a degree
11

Ohio colleges conferred 143 Data Science credentials in 2023-24, which is 1.9% of the 7,707 conferred across the 43 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 11 colleges here, every one awarded a degree. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.

What level those credentials were

  • Certificates<1%1
  • Bachelor's66%94
  • Graduate34%48

Most Data Science credentials awarded in Ohio were bachelor's degrees. That is 28 percentage points less weighted toward graduate degrees than the field nationally, where they are 62% of credentials. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.

We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?

How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 29% of Ohio’s Data Science credentials. Activity is spread across several institutions rather than sitting with one.

What these Ohio colleges cost

Median net price across the 10 of these 11 colleges that report it, by family income. Net price is what students receiving federal aid actually paid for the WHOLE college after grants and scholarships, so it is not the price of a Data Science program specifically, and not a quote for any family.

0-30k
$15,056
30-48k
$15,941
48-75k
$19,002
75-110k
$22,972
110k+
$25,251

A family earning under $30,000 paid a median of $15,056 at these colleges, against $25,251 for a family earning over $110,000. Individual colleges vary widely around these medians. See every Ohio college by income band.

What this evidence does and does not prove

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.

How this list was built

From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.

This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in Ohio — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?

What Data Science graduates go on to do

Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Data Science, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.

Occupations associated with Data Science, with median annual wage, projected annual openings, and the education most entrants hold.
OccupationMedian payOpenings / yrMost entrants hold
Software Developers$133,080115,200Bachelor's degree
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,20055,600Bachelor's degree
Data Scientists$112,59023,400Bachelor's degree
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$78,49013,500Doctoral or professional degree
Natural Sciences Managers$161,1808,500Bachelor's degree
Database Architects$135,9804,000Bachelor's degree
Computer and Information Research Scientists$140,9103,200Master's degree
Statisticians$103,3002,000Master's degree

Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.

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