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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$11,152 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate School for You

With 14,700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer systems networking is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Computer Science Degree Search has developed this Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for networking students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for networking majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Computer Systems Networking

Our 2023 rankings named Anne Arundel Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for computer systems networking students working on their basic certificate. Located in the large suburb of Arnold, AACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

AACC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,550 in tuition and fees each year.

AACC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Anne Arundel Community College

The excellent basic certificate programs at Frederick Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer systems networking schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Frederick Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Frederick.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Frederick Community College are $9,844 per year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Community College of Baltimore County is a great value for computer systems networking students working on their basic certificate. CCBC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCBC are $10,062 per year.

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Best Computer Systems Networking Colleges by State

Explore the best computer systems networking colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Maryland 140
Pennsylvania 235
New York 84
New Jersey 97
District of Columbia 0
Delaware 0

Computer Systems Networking is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

Networking Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 14,314
Cloud Computing 386

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems 88,434
Computer Science 59,565
Information Technology 40,555
Information Science 18,325
Computer Software & Applications 14,336

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Ludovic.ferre.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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