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2023 Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$36,248 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,258 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Data Processing 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 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for data processing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for data processing majors pursuing a .

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Data Processing

$12,744 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Community College of Philadelphia to be the best value school for data processing students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Community College of Philadelphia is a 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.

Read full report on Data Processing at Community College of Philadelphia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GWU are $57,984 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Data Processing at George Washington University Report

#3

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY
$18,486 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Farmingdale State College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Farmingdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale are $18,486 a year.

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#4

Fordham University

Bronx, NY
$55,776 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Fordham University is a great value for data processing students. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bronx.

Fordham U undergraduate students pay an average of $55,776 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Data Processing at Fordham University Report

Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing schools 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 averages are for the top 4 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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