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Best Value Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Best Value Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$12,744 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Data Processing Basic Certificate Colleges.

Best Data Processing Basic Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named Community College of Philadelphia the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for data processing students working on their basic certificate. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $12,744 per year.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 0
Pennsylvania 4
New York 166
New Jersey 2
District of Columbia 2

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 values are for the top school 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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