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2023 Most Popular Data Processing Schools

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$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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Data Processing Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for 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 United States.

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found University of San Francisco to be the most popular school for data processing students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. USFCA is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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#2

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools list. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the 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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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 #4 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Pratt Institute - Main

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent programs at Pratt Institute - Main helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best data processing schools in the United States. Pratt Institute is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools list. Located in the city of San Diego, Northcentral University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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George Washington University 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. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Data Processing Schools list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Data Processing Schools ranking. A-State is a large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.

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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
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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 10 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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