2023 Best System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager” ranking.

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 Southeast region, there were 103 system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager.

Top 2 Best System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1

Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, Kentucky

469 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$8,158 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager list. NKU is a fairly large school located in Highland Heights, Kentucky that handed out 8 ’s system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NKU, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 469 of the 16,211 students enrolled at Northern Kentucky University were GI Bill® students, of which 236 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,158. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full NKU Veteran Student Life Report

2

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Martinsburg, West Virginia

111 GI Bill® Students**

$2,270 Average GI Bill® Award

$38,729 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blue Ridge Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager list. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Blue Ridge Community and Technical College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 111 of the 3,912 students enrolled at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,270. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Blue Ridge Community and Technical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Blue Ridge Community and Technical College]](/colleges/blue-ridge-community-and-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)

• Best System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager 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.