2022 Best Value Data Processing Schools for a Master’s

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 “Best Value Data Processing Schools for a Master’s” ranking.

Data Processing is the 227th most popular major in the country with 2,320 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, data processing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,900 and had an average of $17,482 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 155 data processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Data Processing Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in data processing. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great data processing programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the data processing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Data Processing Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Data Processing Schools for a Master’s.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Processing

#1

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$26,710 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Data Processing Schools for a Master’s list. USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 masters’s data processing degrees to qualified students.

USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Data Processing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710.

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#2

University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada

#5 in overall quality

$21,962 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Data Processing Schools for a Master’s. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data processing degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UNLV did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Data Processing Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Data Processing at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

#3

Fordham University

Bronx, New York

#3 in overall quality

$23,846 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Processing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #3 spot on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 48 masters’s data processing degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Data Processing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham U are $23,846.

Read full report on Data Processing at Fordham University

#4

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#4 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Processing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #4 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 11 masters’s data processing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Data Processing Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Data Processing at GWU

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Processing Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best Data Processing Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Data Processing at Boston U

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kenneth Jensen.

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