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Most Popular Online Data Processing Associate Degree Schools

2023 Most Popular Online Data Processing Associate Degree Schools

13 Colleges
$33,114 Avg Salary
$18,228 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Data Processing Associate Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online data processing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our 2023 rankings named Trident Technical College the most popular online school in the United States for data processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in data processing at the school are women while 77% are male.

Data Processing majors at Trident Technical College take out an average of $22,093 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Data Processing Associate Degree Schools list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Women make up 23% of the data processing majors at the school.

Data Processing majors at American Military University take out an average of $25,504 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the United States. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Women make up 27% of the data processing majors at the school.

On average, data processing graduates from Delgado Community College take out $22,077 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a great place for data processing students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 16% of the data processing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, data processing majors at NMSU Dona Ana accumulate an average of around $15,563 in student debt.

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Out of the 13 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Tri-County Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. TCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pendleton.

About 14% of the students majoring in data processing at the school are women while 86% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, data processing graduates from TCTC carry an average student debtload of $16,545.

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Columbus Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Data Processing Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Georgia Piedmont Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree data processing programs. Located in the large suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the data processing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Coastal Pines Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Data Processing Associate Degree Schools ranking. Coastal Pines Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Waycross.

About 20% of the students majoring in data processing at the school are women while 80% are male.

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Oconee Fall Line Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for data processing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.

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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 13 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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