2024 Best Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region
3Colleges in the Far Western US Region
258Data Processing Degrees Awarded
$57,804Avg 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.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 258 degrees in data processing during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The data processing program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Data Processing rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Far Western US Region.
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Best Schools for Data Processing in the Far Western US 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 Far Western US Region Schools in Data Processing
Bellevue College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in data processing. Located in the city of Bellevue, BC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 12th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 26 data processing students who graduated with this degree at BC in the most recent year we have data available. Those data processing students who get their degree from Bellevue College earn $5,173 more than the typical data processing student.
It's difficult to beat University of Nevada - Las Vegas if you wish to pursue a degree in data processing. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #149 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNLV is a great university overall.
There were about 59 data processing students who graduated with this degree at UNLV in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the data processing program state that they receive average early career wages of $52,631.
University of San Francisco is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in data processing. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 24th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 98 data processing students who graduated with this degree at USFCA in the most recent year we have data available.
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The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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