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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Processing

7 Ranked Colleges
199 Degrees Awarded
$43,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Data Processing Major

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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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 199 data processing graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Major” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in data processing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in data processing.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree data processing students.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Processing

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the #1 spot on the list. University of San Francisco is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 82 masters’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Data Processing at University of San Francisco

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Major. Fordham U is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 49 masters’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Data Processing at Fordham U

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Pratt Institute - Main
Brooklyn, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pratt Institute - Main. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Major list. Pratt Institute is a medium-sized school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 11 masters’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Pratt Institute Data Processing Report

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Northcentral University
San Diego, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Major list. Northcentral University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 9 masters’s data processing degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Northcentral University Data Processing Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Major. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 masters’s data processing degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about Data Processing at Boston University

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With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Major list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s data processing degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Data Processing at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Processing Major list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s data processing degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Data Processing at George Washington University

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