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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

16 Ranked Colleges
627 Degrees Awarded
$32,092 Avg Salary
Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Southwest region, there were 1,760 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,963 and $26,782 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 627 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer systems networking. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer systems networking programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer systems networking program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Pima County Community College District is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pima County Community College District also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pima Community College is $5,659 for southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

El Centro College

Dallas, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Centro College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 95 associates’s networking degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k list, El Centro College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Centro College is $6,881 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Houston Community College is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 86 associates’s networking degrees to qualified students.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Houston Community College is $7,595 for southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 83 associates’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,877 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Networking students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Collin County Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Collin County Community College District is a large public school situated in McKinney, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $7,898 for southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified associates’s networking students in 2019-2020.

Estrella Mountain Community College also made our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Estrella Mountain Community College is $10,721 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#12 in overall quality

Tarrant County College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s networking degrees to qualified students.

Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College is $7,048 for southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#8

Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#11 in overall quality

Oklahoma City Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. OCCC is a fairly large public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 20 associates’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

OCCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma City Community College is $8,503 for southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#9

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

With a ranking of #9, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Mesa, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s networking degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $11,230 for southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#10

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona

Glendale Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s networking degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Glendale Community College, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Glendale Community College is $10,233 for southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Texas State Technical College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. TSTC is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 associates’s networking degrees to qualified students.

TSTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $12,576 for southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#12

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas

Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #12. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large school located in Tyler, Texas that handed out 20 associates’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College also made our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. The yearly cost to attend Tyler Junior College is $11,066 for southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#13

Hallmark University

San Antonio, Texas

Hallmark University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Hallmark is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 23 associates’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hallmark, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hallmark University is $12,999 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#14

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

DeVry University - Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 13 associates’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Arizona also took the #6 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $29,288 for southwest region associate degree networking students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend DeVry University - Arizona.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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With a ranking of #15, Remington College - Fort Worth Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

Remington College - Fort Worth Campus also made our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. The yearly cost to attend Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is $23,314 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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Remington College - Dallas Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Remington College - Dallas Campus is a small school located in Garland, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Remington College - Dallas Campus, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Remington College - Dallas Campus is $21,387 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Networking students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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