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2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Networking Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Computer Systems Networking is the 112th most popular major in the country with 14,814 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer systems networking graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,649 and had an average of $26,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,788 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,339 and $24,328 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 117 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in computer systems networking. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer systems networking programs and 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The networking 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 “Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Elmhurst University is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s networking degrees to qualified students.

Elmhurst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Elmhurst University are $32,300.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s networking students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s networking degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech also took the #0 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s networking degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree networking students whose families make $0-$30k list, DePaul has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the #5 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s networking degrees to 83 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree networking students whose families make $0-$30k list, DeVry University - Illinois has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Computer Systems Networking at DeVry University - Illinois

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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%.

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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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