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by our College Data Analytics Team

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2025 Best Data Processing Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2 Colleges in the Southwest Region

116 Associate Degrees

an associate degree in data processing technology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #135 out of 1020 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for data processing technology students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 116 associate degrees in data processing technology to qualified students.

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Best Associate Degree Schools List

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Featured Data Processing Technology Programs

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BS in Computer Science - Data Analysis

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BS in Information Technologies - Data Analytics

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to data processing technology students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other data processing technology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data processing technology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for data processing technology students working on their associate degree.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Data Processing Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.