2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer systems networking programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Computer Systems Networking Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking in the Southwest Region

#1

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Stillwater, Oklahoma

#1 in overall quality

$23,963 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s networking students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OSU are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at OSU

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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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