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.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 74 bachelor's degrees in computer systems networking to qualified students.
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 full 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.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college 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.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in computer systems networking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.
Computer Systems Networking bachelor's degree recipients from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities earn a boost of about $5,177 above the average income of computer systems networking graduates.
University of Minnesota - Duluth is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in computer systems networking. UMN Duluth is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Duluth.
After graduation, networking bachelor's recipients typically make around $51,291 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).
