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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$17,868 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,970 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the networking master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Systems Networking

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for computer systems networking students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

DePaul excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #2 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.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at DeVry University - Illinois helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value computer systems networking schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552 a year.

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Best Computer Systems Networking Colleges by State

Explore the best computer systems networking schools 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 3 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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