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2023 Most Popular Online Data Processing Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Data Processing Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for data processing majors pursuing an online .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for data processing students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great place for data processing students pursuing an online degree. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Full Data Processing at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

Explore the most popular online data processing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 1
Minnesota 18
Kansas 0
Iowa 3
North Dakota 8
South Dakota 0

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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 3 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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