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

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Finding the Best Data Processing Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,955 data processing students received a degree or certificate, 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. 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 Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 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 Processing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for data processing majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

Our 2023 rankings named Stark State College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for data processing students working on their basic certificate. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

Full Data Processing at Stark State College Report

#2

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great place for data processing students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the data processing majors at the school.

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#3

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakton Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Read full report on Data Processing at Oakton Community College

#3

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Joliet Junior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data processing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Joliet.

Read full report on Data Processing at Joliet Junior College

#3

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Vincennes University is a great place for data processing students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Data Processing at Vincennes University

Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Marietta.

Full Data Processing at Washington County Career Center-Adult Technical Training Report

Wayne County Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for data processing students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. WCCCD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Read full report on Data Processing at Wayne County Community College District

Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2
Ohio 16

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 7 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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