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2023 Best Value Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$20,550 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Data Processing Graduate Certificate 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Data Processing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Data Processing

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value data processing schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 a year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Data Processing at Missouri University of Science and Technology

Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 0
Minnesota 18
Missouri 1
Iowa 3
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 8

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 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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