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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

13 Colleges
$30,429 Avg Salary
$18,889 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found New Mexico State University - Dona Ana to be the most popular school for data processing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

About 22% of the students majoring in data processing at the school are women while 78% are male.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in data processing at the school are women while 63% are male.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, data processing majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $17,197 in student debt.

Read full report on Data Processing at El Centro College

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus is a great place for data processing students working on their undergraduate certificate. UNM Gallup is a small public school located in the rural area of Gallup.

Of the 4 students majoring in data processing at UNM Gallup, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Grants landed the # 4 spot on the list. NMSU Grants is a small public school located in the remote town of Grants.

Read full report on Data Processing at New Mexico State University - Grants

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. ENMU - Roswell Campus is a small public school located in the town of Roswell.

Read full report on Data Processing at Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Campus

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New Mexico State University - Alamogordo is a great place for data processing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Alamogordo, NMSU Alamogordo is a public college with a small student population.

Full Data Processing at New Mexico State University - Alamogordo Report

#5

Weatherford College

Weatherford, TX

Out of the 13 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weatherford College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Weatherford College is a medium-sized public school located in the fringe town of Weatherford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Carlsbad. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Carlsbad is a small public school located in the rural area of Carlsbad.

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#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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Corsicana.

Full Data Processing at Navarro College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Read full report on Data Processing at Pima Community College

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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