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2023 Best Value Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$8,981 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Data Processing Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,955 data processing students received their degrees and certificates, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for data processing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for data processing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for data processing students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the United States. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $6,000 per year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Athens Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value data processing schools in the United States. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Athens Technical College are $5,462 a year.

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Out of the 13 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Piedmont Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Clarkston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgia Piedmont Technical College are $5,578 a year.

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#4

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stark State College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools list. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of North Canton.

Stark State College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,406 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

The excellent basic certificate programs at Ferris State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value data processing schools in the United States. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year.

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#6

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for data processing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at York Technical College are $10,354 a year.

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#7

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for data processing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,593 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Community College of Philadelphia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for data processing students working on their basic certificate. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 a year.

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#8

Spartanburg Community College

Spartanburg, SC

Spartanburg Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools ranking. Spartanburg Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Spartanburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spartanburg Community College are $9,822 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Horry-Georgetown Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for data processing students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Conway, Horry-Georgetown Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Horry-Georgetown Technical College are $8,593 a year.

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Data Processing by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Data Processing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Data Processing Technology 1,955

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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