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2023 Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$21,204 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$57,804 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Data Processing School for You

With 1,955 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, data processing is the #9 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for data processing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Data Processing

#1

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Our analysis found Bellevue College to be the best value school for data processing students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BC are $9,594 per year. While working on their degree, data processing majors at BC accumulate an average of around $14,500 in student debt.

BC also claimed a spot on our Best Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Data Processing at Bellevue College

$7,735 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia Basin College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CBC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Pasco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CBC are $7,735 a year.

Read full report on Data Processing at Columbia Basin College

$10,391 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tacoma Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Tacoma Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,391 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Data Processing at Tacoma Community College Report

$24,828 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

UNLV undergraduate students pay an average of $24,828 in tuition and fees each year. Data Processing majors at UNLV take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Data Processing at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of San Francisco. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USFCA are $53,472 a year.

Full Data Processing at University of San Francisco Report

Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 66
California 109
Nevada 59

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, data processing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Data Processing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Data Processing Technology 1,955

Majors Similar to Data Processing

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 5 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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