Computer Systems Networking isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #153 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 99 bachelor's degrees in computer systems networking during the 2022-2023 academic year.
Choosing a Great Computer Systems Networking School for Your Bachelor's Degree
The networking bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to computer systems networking students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - How many other computer systems networking students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for computer systems networking to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Featured Computer Systems Networking Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
It's hard to beat Stevenson University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer systems networking. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Owings Mills.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the networking program make about $42,618 for their early career.
It's difficult to beat Pennsylvania College of Technology if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in computer systems networking. Penn College is a small public college located in the small city of Williamsport.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the networking program state that they receive average early career wages of $49,374.
Kean University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in computer systems networking. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public university with a large student population.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the networking program earn an average of $51,540 in the first couple years of working.
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).