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2023 Most Popular Online Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

9 Colleges
$33,114 Avg Salary
$18,228 Avg Student Debt

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

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online data processing associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

Our analysis found Trident Technical College to be the most popular school for data processing students who want to pursue an online associate degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 23% of the data processing majors at the school.

On average, data processing graduates from Trident Technical College take out $22,093 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at American Public University System helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the Southeast Region . American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

Of the 44 students majoring in data processing at American Military University, 77% are male and 23% are female.

On average, data processing graduates from American Military University take out $25,504 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Delgado Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 37 students majoring in data processing at Delgado Community College, 73% are male and 27% are female.

The average amount in student loans that data processing majors at Delgado Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $22,077.

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Out of the 9 online programs at schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tri-County Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. TCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pendleton.

Women make up 14% of the data processing majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, data processing majors at TCTC accumulate an average of around $16,545 in student debt.

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The in-demand online associate degree programs at Columbus Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the midsize city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Georgia Piedmont Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in data processing at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Coastal Pines Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for data processing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Coastal Pines Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Waycross.

Women make up 20% of the data processing majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Central Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students working on their online associate degree. Located in the small city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Oconee Fall Line Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.

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Explore the most popular online data processing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 44
Louisiana 45
Georgia 124
Mississippi 29
Arkansas 18
South Carolina 310

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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

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 9 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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