2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager

With all of the options veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager” ranking is part of that endeavor.

System, Networking, & LAN/WAN Management/Manager is the 351st most popular major in the country with 2,077 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 92 system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager”.

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

1

Dakota State University
Madison, South Dakota

201 GI Bill® Students**

YES Student Veterans Organization

$5,074 Average GI Bill® Award

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 47 degrees to qualified ’s system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager students in 2020-2021.

Dakota State also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 3,186 students enrolled at Dakota State University, 201 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 115 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,074. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Dakota State Veteran Student Life Report

2

Capella University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

2,589 GI Bill® Students**

$6,867 Average GI Bill® Award

$59,307 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s system, networking, and lan/wan management/manager degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.

Capella University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Our most recent data shows that 2,589 of the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University were GI Bill® students, of which 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Capella University Veteran Student Life Report

• 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.