by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 1,981 people earned their degree in data processing technology, making the major the 384th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 184 data processing technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in data processing technology. That schools that top this list have a program in data processing technology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree data processing tech students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Dickinson State University landed the #1 spot on the list. DSU is a public institution located in Dickinson, North Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s data processing tech students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellevue College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major list. This fairly large school is located in Bellevue, Washington, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s data processing tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s data processing tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Dubuque ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major list. This small school is located in Dubuque, Iowa, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s data processing tech degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of San Francisco ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data processing tech degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Data Processing Technology at University of San Francisco
Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major ranking, coming in at #8. Jonesboro, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s data processing tech degrees to 3 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Waynesburg University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Tech Major ranking. Waynesburg, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data processing tech degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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