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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Data Processing Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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 graduate certificate.

Out of the 5 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Rolla.

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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 Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great place for data processing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

Full Data Processing at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

#4

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pratt Institute - Main. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Pratt Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 5 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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