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2023 Most Popular Online Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Region

11 Colleges
$35,178 Avg Salary
$18,599 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular online programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for data processing majors pursuing an online .

#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 degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, data processing majors at Trident Technical College accumulate an average of around $25,473 in student debt.

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The excellent online programs at Oconee Fall Line Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the Southeast Region . OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Columbus Technical College is a great place for data processing students pursuing an online degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Online Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Region list. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Charles Town.

The average amount in student loans that data processing majors at American Military University take out is $24,982.

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#5

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

The excellent online programs at Delgado Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the Southeast Region . Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

After completing their degree, data processing graduates from Delgado Community College carry an average student debtload of $17,846.

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Tri-County Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for data processing students. It came in at #6 on the list. TCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pendleton.

Data Processing majors at TCTC take out an average of $14,885 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Georgia Piedmont Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best data processing programs. Located in the suburb of Clarkston, Georgia Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Central Georgia Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for data processing students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Warner Robins, CGTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Georgia Northwestern Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Rome, Georgia Northwestern Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Coastal Pines Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Coastal Pines Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Waycross.

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Explore the most popular online data processing colleges 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 11 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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