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2023 Best Value Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$7,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,114 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Data Processing Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, data processing was ranked #228 in the country. In fact 1,955 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the data processing associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Data Processing Associate Degree School

Our analysis found Columbia Basin College to be the best value school for data processing students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CBC are $7,735 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CBC also is in the top 15% of our Best Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 109
Washington 66
Nevada 59

Data Processing is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Data Processing

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 values are for the top school only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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