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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$6,878 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 14,700 computer systems networking students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #7 most popular in the country.

There are so many computer science programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Northeast Wisconsin Technical College to be the best value school for computer systems networking students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Great Lakes Region . NWTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NWTC are $6,849 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NWTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year.

Sinclair Community College also made our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

Full Computer Systems Networking at Sinclair Community College Report

#3

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-State Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mid-State are $6,351 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,940 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Washtenaw Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer systems networking schools in the Great Lakes Region . Washtenaw Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Washtenaw Community College are $5,856 a year.

Full Computer Systems Networking at Washtenaw Community College Report

#6

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Henry Ford College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dearborn.

Henry Ford College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,192 in tuition and fees each year.

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Lansing Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer systems networking students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lansing, LCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCC are $10,760 a year.

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Wayne County Community College District came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WCCCD is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCCCD are $3,998 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, MyComputerCareer - Indianapolis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer systems networking students working on their basic certificate. Located in the city of Indianapolis, MyComputerCareer - Indianapolis is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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MyComputerCareer - Westerville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Westerville, MyComputerCareer - Westerville is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Computer Systems Networking Colleges by State

Explore the best computer systems networking schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 189
Ohio 237
Illinois 563
Indiana 48
Wisconsin 288

One of 10 majors within the computer science area of study, computer systems networking has other similar majors worth exploring.

Networking Concentrations

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 10 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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