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2023 Best Value Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$17,123 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,114 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Data Processing Associate Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree 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 Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the data processing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Data Processing

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Hamilton the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for data processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Hamilton are $16,943 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, data processing majors at Miami University - Hamilton accumulate an average of around $30,560 in student debt.

Full Data Processing at Miami University - Hamilton Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Middletown. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Middletown, Miami University - Middletown is a public college with a small student population.

Miami University - Middletown undergraduate students pay an average of $17,303 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, data processing graduates from Miami University - Middletown carry an average student debtload of $30,560.

Read full report on Data Processing at Miami University - Middletown

Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing schools 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 2 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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