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2023 Most Popular Data Entry Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Data Entry Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, data entry was ranked #11 in the country. In fact 552 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many computer science 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Data Entry Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Entry program at each school on the list.

2023 Most Popular Data Entry Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the data entry basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Top 10 Most Popular Data Entry Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Waubonsee Community College

Sugar Grove, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Waubonsee Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for data entry students working on their basic certificate. Located in the rural area of Sugar Grove, Waubonsee is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in data entry at Waubonsee, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

College of DuPage

Glen Ellyn, IL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at College of DuPage helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data entry schools in the Great Lakes Region . COD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Glen Ellyn.

About 23% of the students majoring in data entry at the school are women while 77% are male.

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#3

Northwestern Michigan College

Traverse City, MI

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Northwestern Michigan College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data entry schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Traverse City, NMC is a public college with a small student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in data entry at the school are women while 50% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Entry Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Kishwaukee College

Malta, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kishwaukee College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Entry Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Malta, Kishwaukee College is a public school with a small student population.

Read full report on Data Entry at Kishwaukee College

#6

Kent State University at Tuscarawas

New Philadelphia, OH

Kent State University at Tuscarawas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Entry Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of New Philadelphia, Kent State University at Tuscarawas is a public school with a small student population.

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Washtenaw Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate data entry programs. Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor.

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North Central State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Data Entry Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Mansfield, North Central State College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Data Entry at North Central State College Report

#7

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

Lake Land College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Data Entry Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Land College is a small public school located in the town of Mattoon.

Full Data Entry at Lake Land College Report

#10

Muskegon Community College

Muskegon, MI

Muskegon Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Entry Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Muskegon Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Muskegon.

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Best Data Entry Colleges by State

Explore the best data entry schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2
Illinois 56

Majors Related to Data Entry

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, data entry has other similar majors worth exploring.

Data Entry Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications 537
Word Processing 14
Other Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications 1

Majors Similar to Data Entry

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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