2022 Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Doctorate

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications is the 128th most popular major in the country with 14,763 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 computer systems networking and telecommunications graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer systems networking and telecommunications programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer systems networking and telecommunications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree computer systems networking and telecommunications students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

#1

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s computer systems networking and telecommunications degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at UC Irvine

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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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.

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