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2023 Best Data Processing Schools

35 Colleges
$36,777 Avg Salary
$18,195 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Data Processing School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,955 people earned a degree or certificate in data processing, making the major the #228 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Data Processing Schools ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Data Processing Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for data processing majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Data Processing Schools

Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best school in the United States for data processing students. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

On average, data processing graduates from American Military University take out $24,982 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the United States. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bellevue College is a great place for data processing students. Located in the city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, data processing majors at BC accumulate an average of around $14,500 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Data Processing Schools list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Data Processing Schools list. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best data processing programs. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#7

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Data Processing Schools ranking. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

Data Processing majors at El Centro College take out an average of $12,305 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Data Processing Schools list. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for data processing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Data Processing majors at UNLV take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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With a ranking of #10, Athens Technical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for data processing students. Located in the midsize city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Data Processing by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 10 majors within the area of study, data processing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Systems Networking 14,700

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kenneth Jensen.

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