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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

6 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 a degree or certificate, 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular 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.

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Hamilton the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for data processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Hamilton, Miami University - Hamilton is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 8% of the data processing majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, data processing graduates from Miami University - Hamilton carry an average student debt load of $30,560.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Miami University - Middletown is a great place for data processing students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Middletown, Miami University - Middletown is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 33% of the data processing majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, data processing graduates from Miami University - Middletown carry an average student debt load of $30,560.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Clair County Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. SC4 is a small public school located in the suburb of Port Huron.

Of the 2 students majoring in data processing at SC4, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#4

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

Full Data Processing at University of Toledo Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Monroe, Monroe County Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at North Central Michigan College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data processing schools in the Great Lakes Region . NCMC is a small public school located in the rural area of Petoskey.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 2
Ohio 16

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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