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2023 Best Value Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$0 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Value Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for data processing students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year. The average amount in student loans that data processing majors at El Centro College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $14,848.

El Centro College also made our Best Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Data Processing at El Centro College Report

Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 78
New Mexico 46

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

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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