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2023 Best Value Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$21,266 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Data Processing Graduate Certificate 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for data processing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Data Processing

Out of the 3 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. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,008 per year.

Missouri University of Science and Technology excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Data Processing Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Data Processing at Missouri University of Science and Technology

Out of the 3 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNLV graduate students pay an average of $22,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 3 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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