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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Networking Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Computer Systems Networking is the 112th most popular major in the country with 14,814 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Great Lakes region, there were 3,788 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,339 and $24,328 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 117 computer systems networking graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the computer systems networking program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Systems Networking (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elmhurst University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Elmhurst University is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s networking degrees to qualified students.

Elmhurst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Elmhurst University are $32,300.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s networking degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Illinois Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree networking students whose families make $30-$48k list, Illinois Tech has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #4 spot on the list. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 10 masters’s networking degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

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#5

DeVry University - Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DeVry University - Illinois. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Networking Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. DeVry University - Illinois is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 83 masters’s networking degrees to qualified students.

DeVry University - Illinois also made our “Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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