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2024 Best Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region

3 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
258 Data Processing Degrees Awarded
$57,804 Avg 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.

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Choosing a Great Data Processing School

Best Data Processing Schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

Data Processing Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Data Processing
Bachelor's Degrees in Data Processing
Master's Degrees in Data Processing

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. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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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

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Bellevue College
Bellevue, WA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$62,976 Median Starting Salary
$14,500 Median Student Debt

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.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Data Processing Degrees Awarded
33.9% Growth in Graduates

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.

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University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
98 Data Processing Degrees Awarded

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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Best Data Processing Colleges by State

Explore the best data processing schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 109
Washington 300 66
Nevada 192 58

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One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Data Processing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Data Processing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Data Processing Technology 258

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Science 16,663
Computer Information Systems 6,608
Information Technology 4,678
Computer Programming 2,192
Computer Software & Applications 2,160
Computer Systems Networking 1,844
Information Science 760
Data Entry 328
Computer Systems Analysis 113
Other Computer & Information Sciences 85

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