2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Data Processing in Minnesota

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in Minnesota” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Data Processing is the 225th most popular major in the country with 1,955 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, data processing graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,777 and had an average of $18,195 in loans still to pay off.

Across Minnesota, there were 18 data processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2 data processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,091 and $24,039 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in Minnesota” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in data processing. That schools that top this list have a program in data processing in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in Minnesota

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota associate degree data processing students.

Top 3 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Data Processing in Minnesota

1

Anoka Technical College
Anoka, Minnesota

Top 25% overall quality in Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Anoka Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in Minnesota list. This small school is located in Anoka, Minnesota, and it awarded 2 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Data Processing at Anoka Technical College

2

Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

#18 overall quality in Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in Minnesota. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school situated in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. It awarded 0 associates’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Data Processing at Hennepin Technical College

2

Century College
White Bear Lake, Minnesota

Top 25% overall quality in Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Data Processing Major in Minnesota list. Century College is a public institution located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Century College Data Processing Report

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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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.