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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Great Lakes Region

17 Colleges
$31,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Data Processing 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.

The Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Data Processing Colleges.

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

While working on their degree, data processing majors at Miami University - Hamilton accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Clair County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SC4 is a small public school located in the small suburb of Port Huron.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Middletown. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small suburb of Middletown, Miami University - Middletown is a public college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, data processing majors at Miami University - Middletown accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

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#3

Stark State College

North Canton, OH

The excellent programs at Stark State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the Great Lakes Region . Stark State College is a large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest State Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwest State Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Archbold.

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#7

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN

Vincennes University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular data processing programs. Located in the remote town of Vincennes, Vincennes University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Joliet Junior College

Joliet, IL

Joliet Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Joliet Junior College is a large public school located in the suburb of Joliet.

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#7

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Oakton Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for data processing students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Wayne County Community College District did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for data processing students. It came in at #10 on the list. WCCCD is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

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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 17 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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