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2023 Best Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

6 Colleges
$30,429 Avg Salary
$18,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Data Processing

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best school in the United States for data processing students working on their undergraduate certificate. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, data processing majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $17,197 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, Athens Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Augusta Technical College is a great place for data processing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Augusta, Augusta Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Farmingdale State College is a great place for data processing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Piedmont Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Tacoma Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for data processing students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Data Processing by Region

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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 6 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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