If you plan on majoring in computer systems networking, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #125 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 87 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Computer Systems Networking Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 13,795 degrees in computer systems networking annually.
Choosing a Great Computer Systems Networking School
The networking program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Systems Networking rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer systems networking schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Computer Systems Networking Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Systems Networking Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Computer Systems Networking in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the networking degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It is difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a degree in computer systems networking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were roughly 59 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.
Carnegie Mellon University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in computer systems networking. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Madison Area Technical College if you wish to pursue a degree in computer systems networking. Madison College is a large public college located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #223 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Madison College is a great college overall.
There were about 23 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at Madison College in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the computer systems networking program at Madison Area Technical College make $15,961 above the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.
Every student pursuing a degree in computer systems networking has to check out Western Governors University. Located in the suburb of Salt Lake City, WGU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WGU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 219 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at WGU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Northeastern is a great university overall.
There were about 25 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at Northeastern in the most recent year we have data available.
UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer systems networking students who get their degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities make $18,684 more than the average networking grad.
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Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #122 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NC State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at NC State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.
There were roughly 14 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize suburb of Elyria, LCCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 35th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 10 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at LCCC in the most recent data year.
UVU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Orem. This university ranks 7th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 485 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available. Computer Systems Networking degree recipients from Utah Valley University earn a boost of approximately $15,252 above the average earnings of computer systems networking majors.
DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DePaul is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available. Those computer systems networking students who get their degree from DePaul University receive $12,119 more than the typical networking grad.
Located in the suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 15th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 42 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at Collin County Community College District in the most recent year we have data available.
Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were roughly 106 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 17th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 176 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the networking program report average early career income of $48,077.
Located in the city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 11th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 76 computer systems networking students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, networking degree recipients generally earn about $46,959 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The networking program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Computer Systems Networking rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for computer systems networking schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
