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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

22 Colleges
$33,673 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,970 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Master's Degree School for You

With 14,700 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, computer systems networking is the #7 most popular major in the United States.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Computer Systems Networking Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota the best value school in the United States for computer systems networking students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU MN are $10,890 per year.

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#2

Stratford University

Fairfax, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stratford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Stratford University graduate students pay an average of $13,518 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Systems Networking at Stratford University Report

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, DePaul also did well on our Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at DePaul University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools list.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Northeastern University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great value for computer systems networking students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.

Full Computer Systems Networking at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools ranking. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.

NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools list.

Full Computer Systems Networking at North Carolina State University Report

#7

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Capella University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for computer systems networking students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer systems networking programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $47,347 a year.

Carnegie Mellon also claimed a spot on our Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree computer systems networking programs. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $37,956 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GMU also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#10

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Computer Systems Networking at East Carolina University Report

Computer Systems Networking by Region

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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

Majors Similar to Networking

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 22 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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