by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Networking Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 14,700 people earned their degree in computer systems networking, making the major the 125th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, computer systems networking graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,365 and had an average of $27,750 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,479 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,812 and $24,077 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 136 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Networking Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in computer systems networking. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer systems networking program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Networking Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Networking Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DeVry University - Illinois landed the #1 spot on the list. DeVry University - Illinois is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 91 masters’s networking degrees to qualified students.
Full DeVry University - Illinois Computer Systems Networking Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Networking Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Elmhurst, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s networking degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Networking Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. DePaul is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 20 masters’s networking degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Networking Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 14 masters’s networking degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Ohio University - Athens Campus
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Networking Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 masters’s networking degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Computer Systems Networking at Illinois Institute of Technology
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Ohio. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Networking Major in the Great Lakes Region. DeVry University - Ohio is a small private for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 18 masters’s networking degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at DeVry University - Ohio
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Indiana. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Networking Major in the Great Lakes Region list. DeVry University - Indiana is a small school located in Merrillville, Indiana that handed out 0 masters’s networking degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad 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 - Indiana
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