2023 Best System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 2,077 people earned their degree in system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager, making the major the 351st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 92 system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 58 system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager for a Bachelor’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager for a Bachelor’s”.

Top 2 Best System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

1

Dakota State University
Madison, South Dakota

201 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager students in 2020-2021.

Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list.Of the 3,186 students enrolled at Dakota State, 201 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 115 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,074. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Dakota State University]](/colleges/dakota-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

2,589 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$6,867 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager for a Bachelor’s. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large private for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 2,589 of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Capella University]](/colleges/capella-university/student-life/veterans/)

• Best System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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 Craig Dennis.