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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$6,390 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer systems networking students earned 563 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Computer Science Degree Search has created its Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Check out the networking basic certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Illinois College the best value school in Illinois for computer systems networking students working on their basic certificate. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Belleville.

SWIC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SWIC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Southwestern Illinois College

Best Value Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 189
Ohio 237
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 values are for the top school 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.

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