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Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$36,248 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,258 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Data Processing 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for data processing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Data Processing

$12,744 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Community College of Philadelphia to be the best value school for data processing students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Washington University is a great value for data processing students. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY
$18,486 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Farmingdale State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Farmingdale.

SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale undergraduate students pay an average of $18,486 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
$55,776 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great value for data processing students. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

Fordham U undergraduate students pay an average of $55,776 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 4
New York 166
Maryland 0
New Jersey 2
District of Columbia 2

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 averages are for the top 4 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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