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2023 Best Value Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$8,688 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Data Processing Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, data processing was ranked 10th in Pennsylvania. In fact, 4 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Pennsylvania ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. 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 analysis found Community College of Philadelphia to be the best value school for data processing students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Pennsylvania. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Community College of Philadelphia undergraduate students pay an average of $8,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Community College of Philadelphia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Data Processing Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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Best Value Data Processing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Data Processing Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 0
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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