2025 Best Data Processing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in data processing. It is ranked #268 out of 363 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Data Processing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 121 bachelor's degrees in data processing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Data Processing School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of data processing for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to data processing students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of data processing students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for data processing to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data processing related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for data processing students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Data Processing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Data Processing in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for data processing students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Data Processing

1

Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA

51 Annual Graduates

$81,892 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in data processing has to check out Bellevue College. BC is a large public college located in the midsize city of Bellevue.

Bachelor's recipients from the data processing degree program at Bellevue College make $18,731 above the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in data processing from Bellevue College

2

University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

15 Annual Graduates

University of San Francisco is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in data processing. USFCA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of San Francisco.More information about a bachelor’s in data processing from University of San Francisco

3

University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

55 Annual Graduates

$44,431 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in data processing has to take a look at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. UNLV is a fairly large public university located in the city of Las Vegas.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the data processing program make about $44,431 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in data processing from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	16
Washington	226	26
Nevada	129	48

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Rankings in Majors Related to Data Processing

Data Processing is one of 10 different types of Computer & Information Sciences programs to choose from.

Data Processing Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Processing Technology	121

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Science	11,593
Computer Information Systems	3,989
Computer Software & Applications	519
Information Technology	499
Computer Programming	130
Information Science	107
Computer Systems Analysis	24
Computer Systems Networking	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.