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2023 Best Value Data Processing Bachelor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$24,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,436 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Data Processing Bachelor's Degree 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.

The Best Value Data Processing Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for data processing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for data processing majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Data Processing

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our analysis found Bellevue College to be the best value school for data processing students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

BC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,594 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, data processing majors at BC accumulate an average of around $18,133 in student debt.

Full Data Processing at Bellevue College Report

#2

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value data processing schools in the United States. Capella University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Capella University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,148 in tuition and fees each year. Data Processing majors at Capella University take out an average of $38,550 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Capella University also is in the top 15% of our Best Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking.

Full Data Processing at Capella University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a great value for data processing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNLV are $24,828 a year. Data Processing majors at UNLV take out an average of $20,831 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Data Processing at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern Mississippi is a great value for data processing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great value for data processing students working on their bachelor’s degree. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at A-State are $12,698 per year.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USFCA are $53,472 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USFCA also did well on our Best Data Processing Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Data Processing at University of San Francisco

#7

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

University of Dubuque did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for data processing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Dubuque, UD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,010 a year.

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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 7 schools 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.

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