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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$8,515 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,812 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking 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 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Computer Systems Networking Schools

Our analysis found Chippewa Valley Technical College to be the best value school for computer systems networking students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year. While working on their degree, networking majors at CVTC accumulate an average of around $17,000 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, CVTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Madison College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,769 in tuition and fees each year. On average, networking graduates from Madison College take out $27,561 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Madison College also is in the top 5% of our Best Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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The excellent programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer systems networking schools in the Great Lakes Region . FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.

FVTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$6,803 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Gateway Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer systems networking schools in the Great Lakes Region . Gateway Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Kenosha.

Gateway Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,803 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, networking majors at Gateway Technical College accumulate an average of around $15,250 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Waukesha County Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best computer systems networking schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, networking majors at WCTC accumulate an average of around $18,608 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WCTC also did well on our Best Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for computer systems networking students. It came in at #6 on the list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,849 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NWTC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WITC are $6,960 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, WITC also did well on our Best Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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With a ranking of #8, Sinclair Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer systems networking students. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that networking majors at Sinclair Community College take out is $16,226.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Sinclair Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#9

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Mid-State Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Networking Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-State are $6,351 per year. The average amount in student loans that networking majors at Mid-State take out is $14,399.

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$6,908 Average Tuition & Fees

Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value computer systems networking programs. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MATC are $6,908 per year.

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Best Computer Systems Networking Colleges by State

Explore the best computer systems networking colleges 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 25 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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