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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools

131 Colleges
$36,777 Avg Salary
$18,195 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Data Processing 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 Most Popular Data Processing Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 131 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for computer science students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Processing program at each school on the list.

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

#1

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the most popular school in the United States for data processing students. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, data processing majors at El Centro College accumulate an average of around $12,305 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at South Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the United States. South Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Americus.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the United States. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trident Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools list. Trident Technical College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oconee Fall Line Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools list. Located in the rural area of Sandersville, OFTC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 131 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Columbus Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Columbus.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Schools ranking. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Data Processing majors at UNLV take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#7

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular data processing programs. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

On average, data processing graduates from York Technical College take out $11,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools list. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

After completing their degree, data processing graduates from NMSU Dona Ana carry an average student debt load of $9,625.

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#10

Lee College

Baytown, TX

With a ranking of #10, Lee College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students. Located in the city of Baytown, Lee College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Kingsborough Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for data processing students. It came in at #11 on the list. KCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

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#12

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #12, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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American Public University System came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Schools ranking. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

On average, data processing graduates from American Military University take out $24,982 in student loans while working on their degree.

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With a ranking of #14, Queensborough Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students. Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC is a public college with a large student population.

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#15

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, SC

Greenville Technical College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Schools ranking. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, data processing graduates from GTC take out $27,690 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#16

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular data processing programs. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that data processing majors at Delgado Community College take out is $17,846.

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#17

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools list. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, data processing graduates from Piedmont Technical College carry an average student debt load of $16,143.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools list. OCtech is a small public school located in the rural area of Orangeburg.

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#17

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for data processing students. It came in at #17 on the list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Data Processing students that almost earned our Most Popular Data Processing Schools award.

Rank College Location
20 Georgia Northwestern Technical College Rome, GA
21 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, MS
22 Tri-County Technical College Pendleton, SC
22 Horry-Georgetown Technical College Conway, SC
24 Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC
25 Bellevue College Bellevue, WA
26 Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC

Data Processing by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
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 25 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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