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20 data science project topics for final year students

Below is a list of data science project topics that students are working on right now, updated for 2026. If you study at a university, polytechnic, or college of education, you can use any of these or ask us to adjust one to fit your school's requirements.

20 topics · updated for 2026 academic trends

  1. Predicting student academic performance using historical enrollment data
  2. An analysis of sales data to identify seasonal buying patterns in a retail business
  3. Design and implementation of a dashboard for visualising hospital patient data
  4. Investigating factors that influence customer churn using data analysis techniques
  5. An analysis of weather data to identify rainfall patterns in a region
  6. Design and implementation of a data driven system for tracking exam performance trends
  7. A study of data cleaning techniques applied to survey based research data
  8. Predicting crop yield using historical farm data
  9. An analysis of traffic accident data to identify high risk locations
  10. Design and implementation of a data visualisation tool for tracking business expenses
  11. Investigating patterns in social media engagement using publicly available data
  12. An analysis of employee data to identify factors linked to staff turnover
  13. Design and implementation of a data driven inventory demand forecasting tool
  14. A study of missing data handling techniques in survey based datasets
  15. Predicting loan default risk using customer financial data
  16. An analysis of examination score data to identify performance gaps across subjects
  17. Design and implementation of a data pipeline for cleaning and organising sales records
  18. Investigating the relationship between marketing spend and sales revenue using data analysis
  19. An analysis of hospital admission data to identify peak periods
  20. Design and implementation of a simple recommendation model based on customer purchase history

If none of these topics fit what you have in mind, send us a message on WhatsApp and tell us the area you want to research. We will get back to you with a topic in a few minutes, and you can start working on your project right away.

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What if my data science project topic is not on this list?
Send a WhatsApp message and explain the area you want to research. You will get a suitable topic within minutes, along with help writing the full project.
Can ProjectPal write the full project, not just give me a topic?
Yes. We write the complete project from chapter one to five, including data collection, analysis, and discussion where required.
Are these topics suitable for HND and ND students too?
Yes. Most of these topics can be adjusted to fit ND, HND, BSc, or postgraduate requirements depending on how deep the research needs to go.
Do these topics come with full data and documentation?
Yes. When ProjectPal writes your project, you receive the full documentation from chapter one to five, along with any data collection tools the topic requires.

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Pick a topic from the list above or send us your own idea. We will help you write it from start to finish.

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