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2025 Best Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
190 Data Processing Degrees Awarded
$38,103 Avg Early-Career Salary
Data Processing isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #225 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 190 degrees in data processing to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Data Processing School

Best Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of data processing school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for data processing schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Data Processing Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Data Processing
Bachelor's Degrees in Data Processing
Master's Degrees in Data Processing

The data processing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Data Processing Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Data Processing in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of data processing degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Data Processing

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in data processing needs to look into George Washington University. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 data processing students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$26,484 Median Starting Salary

Queensborough Community College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in data processing. QCC is a large public college located in the large city of Bayside. This college ranks 123rd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 27 data processing students who graduated with this degree at QCC in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, data processing degree recipients usually make about $26,484 in the first five years of their career.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
18.8% Growth in Graduates

Bronx Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in data processing. Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 128th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 16 data processing students who graduated with this degree at BCC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 4
New York 333 166
Maryland 279 0
New Jersey 273 2
District of Columbia 188 2

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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 190

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 15,039
Computer Science 11,158
Information Science 8,189
Information Technology 7,871
Computer Software & Applications 2,266
Computer Systems Networking 908
Computer Programming 718
Other Computer & Information Sciences 213
Computer Systems Analysis 61
Data Entry 15

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