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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$7,074 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer systems networking students earned 108 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 5th 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.

The Best Value Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Computer Science Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

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

#1

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Our analysis found Saint Louis Community College to be the best value school for computer systems networking students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Missouri. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Louis Community College are $5,295 per year.

Saint Louis Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Saint Louis Community College

#2

Park University

Parkville, MO

Out of the 2 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Park University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Park University are $8,853 a year.

Park University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Computer Systems Networking Basic Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

Full Computer Systems Networking at Park University Report

Best Value Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 91
Minnesota 255
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 2 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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