2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,104 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 56 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer systems networking. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent computer systems networking 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 program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking
Out of the 56 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Governors University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
WGU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for WGU is $9,805 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UW - Stout is a medium-sized public school situated in Menomonie, Wisconsin. It awarded 30 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree networking students list, UW - Stout has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Stout is $15,839 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 56 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Duluth is a fairly large public school situated in Duluth, Minnesota. It awarded 33 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree networking students list, UMN Duluth has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $17,067 for bachelor’s degree networking students per year to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s networking degrees to qualified students.
UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Utah Valley University is $9,159 for bachelor’s degree networking students.
Out of the 56 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for bachelor’s degree networking students.
Capella University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Capella University is $17,619 for bachelor’s degree networking students.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,916 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.
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DeVry University - Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. DeVry University - Texas is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
DeVry University - Texas also took the #10 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Texas is $30,282 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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DeVry University - California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. DeVry University - California is a private for-profit institution located in Pomona, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry University - California, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $26,056 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students per year to attend DeVry University - California.
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With a ranking of #10, Herzing University - Minneapolis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Herzing University - Minneapolis is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
Herzing University - Minneapolis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Herzing University - Minneapolis is $19,396 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #11, DeVry University - Illinois did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. DeVry University - Illinois is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s networking degrees to qualified students.
DeVry University - Illinois not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $28,551 for bachelor’s degree networking students per year to attend DeVry University - Illinois.
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With a ranking of #12, DeVry University - Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. DeVry University - Florida is a small private for-profit school situated in Miramar, Florida. It awarded 11 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DeVry University - Florida, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Florida is $31,501 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
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Weber State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. WSU is a large public school situated in Ogden, Utah. It awarded 20 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,968 for bachelor’s degree networking students per year to attend Weber State University.
Ferris State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s networking students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,889 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students per year to attend Ferris.
DeVry University - Arizona landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. DeVry University - Arizona is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 5 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
DeVry University - Arizona also took the #15 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Arizona is $28,531 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Computer Systems Networking at DeVry University - Arizona
DeVry University - Georgia ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Decatur, Georgia, this small private for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s networking students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree networking students list, DeVry University - Georgia has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - Georgia is $27,808 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
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Illinois State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #17. Illinois State University is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 10 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree networking students list, Illinois State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Illinois State is $20,895 for bachelor’s degree networking students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Illinois State University
DeVry College of New York came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New York, New York, this small private for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s networking students in 2019-2020.
DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan also made our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $27,535 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students per year to attend DeVry College of New York-Midtown Manhattan.
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DeVry University - New Jersey landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. DeVry University - New Jersey is a small school located in North Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 17 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
DeVry University - New Jersey did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - New Jersey is $24,847 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 114 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree networking students list, UNC Greensboro has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Greensboro is $12,748 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
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With a ranking of #21, Western Illinois University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Western Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for WIU is $16,210 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s networking students in 2019-2020.
University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #21. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $17,792 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is a small school located in Mercedita, that handed out 14 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce is $8,702 for Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Ponce Computer Systems Networking Report
DeVry University - Ohio ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Ohio is $26,002 for bachelor’s degree networking students.
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Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bayamon, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon is $7,814 for bachelor’s degree networking students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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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- *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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