2022 Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

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

Across North Carolina, there were 2,114 computer systems networking and telecommunications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 139 computer systems networking and telecommunications graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer systems networking and telecommunications. 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer systems networking and telecommunications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$21,918 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications degrees to 59 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

#2

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$28,999 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. NC State is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 56 masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC State are $28,999, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full North Carolina State University Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s computer systems networking and telecommunications students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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