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College Choice Releases 2017 Ranking for the Best Online Big Data DegreesEUGENE, Ore., March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- College Choice, a leading authority in college and university rankings and resources, has published a ranking of the 50 Best Online Big Data Degrees for 2017. http://www.collegechoice.net/rankings/best-online-big-data-programs/ Schools are quickly mobilizing to create highly specific programs tailored to the growing need for professionals who know how to wrangle terabytes of information, interpret it, and explain to the rest of us how it effects a company's needs on the ground. And many of these programs are available in to online students. "Over the course of a relatively short time, big data has left no industry untouched, so there is a desperate need for expertise in this field," Christian Amondson, Managing Editor of College Choice, said of the ranking. "Online programs in big data go by different names—often a Master of Science in business analytics or data mining—but what they have in common is a commitment to training future big data professionals who will help us figure out what to do with the masses of information at our disposal." College Choice developed its list by looking at academic quality along with return on investment—the differential between tuition costs and average early career earnings. The ranking for the 50 Best Online Big Data programs for 2017 finds Carnegie Mellon University in the top spot. Virginia Tech is in second, and Boston University rounds out the top three. The entire ranking, listed in alphabetical order, is as follows: American University Arizoa State University Auburn University Bellevue University Boston University Brandeis University California State University Fullerton Carnegie Mellon University Central Connecticut State University Colorado Tech University CUNY School of Professional Studies Dakota State University DePaul University Elmhurst College Fairfield University Florida State University Indiana University Iowa State University Johns Hopkins University Lewis University Marquette University Missouri University of Science & Tech North Carolina A&T State University Northwestern University Nova Southeastern University Oklahoma State University Pace University Pennsylvania State University – World Campus Quinnipiac University Regis University Saint Joseph's University Saint Louis University Saint Mary's College Slippery Rock University Southern Methodist University Syracuse University University of Alabama University of Arkansas University of Bridgeport University of California Berkeley University of California Los Angeles University of Cincinnati University of Maryland University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Nebraska Lincoln University of Southern California University of Wisconsin Villanova University Virginia Tech West Virginia University College Choice is an independent online publication dedicated to helping students and their families find the right college. The site publishes rankings and reviews that make finding the best colleges for different interests easier and more fun, as well as resources to help students get into, pay for, and thrive at the college of their choice. Contact: Christian Amondson, Managing Editor, College Choice To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/college-choice-releases-2017-ranking-for-the-best-online-big-data-degrees-300420520.html SOURCE College Choice 
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