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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Plains States Region

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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 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region .

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

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

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#2

Dickinson State University

Dickinson, ND

Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dickinson State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Dickinson, DSU is a public school with a small student population.

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#3

University of Dubuque

Dubuque, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dubuque. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Plains States Region list. UD is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Anoka Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Plains States Region list. Anoka Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Anoka.

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With a ranking of #6, Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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With a ranking of #7, Fort Scott Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students. FSCC is a small public school located in the town of Fort Scott.

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#7

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

Sinte Gleska University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular data processing programs. Sinte Gleska University is a small public school located in the rural area of Mission.

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Highland Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Plains States Region list. Highland Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Highland.

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Dodge City Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Plains States Region list. Dodge City Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Dodge City.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

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

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 12 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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