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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges
$30,429 Avg Salary
$10,161 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Processing program at each school on the list.

Check out the data processing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the most popular school for data processing students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Data Processing majors at El Centro College take out an average of $12,305 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

While working on their degree, data processing majors at NMSU Dona Ana accumulate an average of around $9,625 in student debt.

Full Data Processing at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana Report

#3

Lee College

Baytown, TX

The excellent programs at Lee College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McLennan Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southwest Region list. MCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.

Full Data Processing at McLennan Community College Report

#5

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Navarro College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Corsicana.

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With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

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#8

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

With a ranking of #8, Yavapai College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Prescott.

Full Data Processing at Yavapai College Report

Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular data processing programs. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the remote town of Roswell.

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#10

Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX

Weatherford College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Weatherford.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 78
New Mexico 46

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 16 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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