by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Data Processing Tech Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 1,955 people earned their degree in data processing technology, making the major the 384th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,026 data processing technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 data processing technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Data Processing Tech Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in data processing technology. To top this list, a school must have a successful data processing technology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Data Processing Tech Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree data processing tech students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Data Processing Tech Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s data processing tech degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Data Processing Tech Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s data processing tech degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Data Processing Tech Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan College landed the #3 spot on the list. Wesleyan College is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s data processing tech degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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