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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region

19 Colleges
$57,804 Avg Salary
$17,250 Avg Student Debt

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Processing program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found University of San Francisco to be the most popular school for data processing students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

On average, data processing graduates from UNLV take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

The excellent programs at Bellevue College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the Far Western US Region . BC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Bellevue.

While working on their degree, data processing majors at BC accumulate an average of around $14,500 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Puget Sound Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Olympia, South Puget Sound Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Edmonds Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lynnwood, Edmonds Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

The excellent programs at Skagit Valley College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Mount Vernon, Skagit Valley College is a public school with a small student population.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

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#8

Yakima Valley College

Yakima, WA

With a ranking of #8, Yakima Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students. Located in the city of Yakima, YVC is a public college with a small student population.

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Columbia Basin College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular data processing programs. Located in the suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Tacoma Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for data processing students. It came in at #10 on the list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 109
Washington 66
Nevada 59

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

Majors Similar to Data Processing

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 19 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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