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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$17,947 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,970 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, computer systems networking students earned 563 degrees and certificates from an Illinois school, making the subject the 4th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which computer science program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for networking majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Illinois 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 Illinois for computer systems networking students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

DePaul also took the #4 spot in our Best Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

Full Computer Systems Networking at DePaul University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DeVry University - Illinois. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized city of Chicago, DeVry University - Illinois is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DeVry University - Illinois are $17,552 per year.

Full Computer Systems Networking at DeVry University - Illinois Report

Best Value Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 189
Ohio 237
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 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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