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2023 Best Value Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,110 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,429 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,955 data processing students received their degrees and certificates, 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. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for data processing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Data Processing

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our analysis found El Centro College to be the best value school for data processing students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at El Centro College are $6,000 a year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, data processing graduates from El Centro College carry an average student debtload of $17,197.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Athens Technical College are $5,462 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Augusta Technical College is a great value for data processing students working on their undergraduate certificate. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

Augusta Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,632 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgia Piedmont Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clarkston.

Georgia Piedmont Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,578 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tacoma Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Data Processing Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Tacoma Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.

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

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#6

Farmingdale State College

Farmingdale, NY

With a ranking of #6, Farmingdale State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for data processing students working on their undergraduate certificate. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a moderately-sized public school located in the large 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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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 6 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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