2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

With all of the options students 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 “Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 14,814 people earned their degree in computer systems networking, making the major the 112th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, computer systems networking graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $40,649 and had an average of $26,339 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 263 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,944 and $26,807 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer systems networking. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great computer systems networking programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the computer systems networking program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 83 masters’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also made our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Computer Systems Networking at Carnegie Mellon University

#2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s networking degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking (Income $0-$30k)

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).
• 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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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.

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