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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools

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

Finding the Best Data Processing Associate Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 74 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular associate degree 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 associate degree.

#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 a associate degree in the United States. Trident Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Charleston.

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

After completing their Associate Degree, data processing graduates from Trident Technical College carry an average student debt load of $22,093.

Full Data Processing at Trident Technical College Report

#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 36% of the data processing majors at the school.

Data Processing majors at El Centro College take out an average of $14,848 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Data Processing at El Centro College Report

The in-demand associate degree programs at Kingsborough Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data processing schools in the United States. KCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

About 12% of the students majoring in data processing at the school are women while 88% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, data processing graduates from KCC carry an average student debt load of $8,686.

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Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

After completing their Associate Degree, data processing graduates from American Military University carry an average student debt load of $25,504.

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Out of the 74 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Queensborough Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 17% of the data processing majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that data processing majors at QCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,278.

Full Data Processing at Queensborough Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, Greenville Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Greenville, GTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 38 students majoring in data processing at GTC, 95% are male and 5% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, data processing majors at GTC accumulate an average of around $26,968 in student debt.

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#6

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

York Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Rock Hill, York Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 16% of the students majoring in data processing at the school are women while 84% are male.

The average amount in student loans that data processing majors at York Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,691.

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#8

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #8, Delgado Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

On average, data processing graduates from Delgado Community College take out $22,077 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Data Processing at Delgado Community College Report

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for data processing students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NMSU Dona Ana is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

Of the 31 students majoring in data processing at NMSU Dona Ana, 84% are male and 16% are female.

On average, data processing graduates from NMSU Dona Ana take out $15,563 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Data Processing at New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

Tri-County Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Pendleton, TCTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

The average amount in student loans that data processing majors at TCTC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $16,545.

Read full report on Data Processing at Tri-County Technical College

#11

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

With a ranking of #11, Piedmont Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Greenwood, Piedmont Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the data processing majors at the school.

Data Processing majors at Piedmont Technical College take out an average of $22,413 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Read full report on Data Processing at Piedmont Technical College

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC
13 Spartanburg Community College Spartanburg, SC
14 Athens Technical College Athens, GA
14 Lee College Baytown, TX
14 Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College Orangeburg, 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 27 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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