2022 Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in Maryland

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in Maryland” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 14,814 people earned their degree in computer systems networking, making the major the 112th most popular in the United States. 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 Maryland, there were 215 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,725 and $24,053 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 62 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,858 and $15,601 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer systems networking program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in Maryland.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking in Maryland

#1

Community College of Baltimore County

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$8,242 Average Net Price

$56,641 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Baltimore County landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified associates’s networking students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCBC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Community College of Baltimore County is $8,242 for Maryland Associate Degree Networking students.

Full CCBC Computer Systems Networking Report

#2

Anne Arundel Community College

Arnold, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$14,506 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Anne Arundel Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Networking Schools for an Associate in Maryland. Arnold, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s networking degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

AACC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in Maryland” list. It costs about $14,506 for Maryland Associate Degree Networking students per year to attend AACC.

Read more about Computer Systems Networking at AACC

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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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