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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$13,501 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer systems networking students earned 255 degrees and certificates from a Minnesota school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for networking students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Minnesota

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for computer systems networking students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $9,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Minnesota State Mankato also made our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #4.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

The excellent basic certificate programs at Hennepin Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer systems networking schools in Minnesota. Located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park, Hennepin Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 a year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer systems networking schools in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year.

UMN Twin Cities not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list.

Full Computer Systems Networking at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Out of the 4 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Dunwoody College of Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Dunwoody College of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Dunwoody College of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $23,863 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Dunwoody College of Technology also made our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Minnesota list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Dunwoody College of Technology

Best Value Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 91
Missouri 108
Iowa 60
South Dakota 28
North Dakota 35
Nebraska 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 4 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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