When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in computer systems networking sits in the middle of the road, ranking #153 out of 363 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of computer systems networking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 98 bachelor's degrees in computer systems networking during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer systems networking students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of computer systems networking students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt computer systems networking students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer systems networking related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer systems networking students working on their bachelor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Computer Systems Networking Schools
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 the Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor's Degree Schools in Minnesota.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer systems networking. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.
Bachelor's recipients from the computer systems networking program at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities make $5,726 more than the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Duluth if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer systems networking. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.
After graduation, networking bachelor's recipients typically make about $53,217 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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