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2023 Best Data Processing Schools

7 Colleges
$36,777 Avg Salary
$18,195 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Data Processing School for You

In 2020-2021, 205 people earned a degree or certificate in data processing, making the major the #224 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Data Processing Schools ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Data Processing Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Data Processing Colleges.

Top Schools in Data Processing

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the best school for data processing students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 7 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Data Processing Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

The excellent programs at University of San Francisco helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the United States. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Data Processing Schools list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

With a ranking of #7, Fordham University did quite well on this year’s best schools for data processing students. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Data Processing by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 9 majors within the area of study, data processing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Data Processing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 20,748
Computer Science 15,813
Information Technology 10,754
Information Science 6,934
Computer Software & Applications 4,047

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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