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

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 a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” 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 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 4 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree networking students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Phoenix - Arizona

Tempe, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$12,944 Average Net Price

$51,750 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

UOPX - Arizona also took the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.

Full University of Phoenix - Arizona Computer Systems Networking Report

#2

DeVry University - Texas

Irving, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$30,282 Average Net Price

$52,364 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

DeVry University - Texas also made our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend DeVry University - Texas is $30,282 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 - Texas

#3

DeVry University - Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$28,531 Average Net Price

$52,364 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. DeVry University - Arizona is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree networking students list, DeVry University - Arizona has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DeVry University - Arizona is $28,531 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Networking students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Computer Systems Networking at DeVry University - Arizona

#4

Southern Nazarene University

Bethany, Oklahoma

#4 in overall quality

$18,147 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Nazarene University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. SNU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bethany, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

SNU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SNU is $18,147 for southwest region bachelor’s degree networking students.

Read more about Computer Systems Networking at Southern Nazarene University

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ludovic.ferre.

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