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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region

19 Colleges
$57,804 Avg Salary
$17,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Data Processing School for You

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

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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.

The Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 .

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found University of San Francisco to be the most popular school for data processing students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, data processing graduates from UNLV take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bellevue College is a great place for data processing students. Located in the medium-sized city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, data processing majors at BC accumulate an average of around $14,500 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means South Puget Sound Community College is a great place for data processing students. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Olympia.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Edmonds Community College is a great place for data processing students. Edmonds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Lynnwood.

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#5

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Skagit Valley College is a great place for data processing students. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the city of Mount Vernon.

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#7

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Northcentral University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Yakima Valley College

Yakima, WA

Yakima Valley College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. YVC is a small public school located in the city of Yakima.

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With a ranking of #9, Columbia Basin College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students. CBC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pasco.

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Tacoma Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma, Tacoma Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 66
California 109
Nevada 59

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

Majors Similar to Data Processing

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 19 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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