2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region” 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 New England region, there were 286 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,350 and $17,803 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 2 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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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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region”.

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Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking in the New England Region

#1

Wentworth Institute of Technology

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$36,113 Average Net Price

$75,047 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wentworth Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

WIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WIT is $36,113 for new england region bachelor’s degree networking students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at WIT

#2

Johnson & Wales University - Providence

Providence, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$26,775 Average Net Price

$53,358 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Providence landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

JWU Providence also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend JWU Providence is $26,775 for new england region bachelor’s degree networking students.

Read more about Computer Systems Networking at JWU Providence

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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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