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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Region

39 Colleges
$35,178 Avg Salary
$18,599 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.

With all the computer science programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 39 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the data processing programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

Our analysis found South Georgia Technical College to be the most popular school for data processing students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#2

Trident Technical College

Charleston, SC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trident Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charleston, Trident Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, data processing graduates from Trident Technical College take out $25,473 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oconee Fall Line Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Region list. OFTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Sandersville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, Columbus Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

York Technical College

Rock Hill, SC

The excellent programs at York Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the Southeast Region . York Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

After completing their degree, data processing graduates from York Technical College carry an average student debt load of $11,500.

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American Public University System landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular data processing programs. American Military University is a very large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.

After completing their degree, data processing graduates from American Military University carry an average student debt load of $24,982.

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With a ranking of #7, Greenville Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data processing students. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Greenville.

After completing their degree, data processing graduates from GTC carry an average student debt load of $27,690.

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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. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

While working on their degree, data processing majors at Delgado Community College accumulate an average of around $17,846 in student debt.

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#9

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

Piedmont Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for data processing students. It came in at #9 on the list. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

Data Processing majors at Piedmont Technical College take out an average of $16,143 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the rural area of Orangeburg, OCtech is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 44
Louisiana 45
Georgia 124
Mississippi 29
Arkansas 18
South Carolina 310

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

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 25 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.

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