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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$5,837 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, computer systems networking was ranked 5th in Texas. In fact, 425 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Texas 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Collin County Community College District the best value school in Texas for computer systems networking students working on their basic certificate. Collin County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of McKinney.

Collin County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $3,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Collin County Community College District did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Collin County Community College District

#2

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Dallas, El Centro College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

El Centro College also made our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.

Full Computer Systems Networking at El Centro College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tarrant County College District is a great value for computer systems networking students working on their basic certificate. Tarrant County College is a very large public school located in the large city of Fort Worth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tarrant County College are $3,402 a year.

Tarrant County College also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Texas rankings.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Tarrant County College District

Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $8,580 per year.

Austin Community College District also took the #5 spot in our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Texas rankings.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Austin Community College District

Out of the 5 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, CyberTex Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Austin, CyberTex Institute of Technology is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Full Computer Systems Networking at CyberTex Institute of Technology Report

Best Value Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 156
Oklahoma 9

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 5 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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