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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$15,081 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 36 degrees and certificates from a Virginia school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

Today's computer science students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Virginia 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.

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 Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Computer Systems Networking

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best value school in Virginia for computer systems networking students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GMU is ranked #3 for overall quality for networking in Virginia.

Full Computer Systems Networking at George Mason University Report

#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 in Virginia list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fairfax, Stratford University is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stratford University are $13,518 per year.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Stratford University

Best Value Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 23
Louisiana 61
North Carolina 262
Arkansas 15
Georgia 12
Tennessee 2
Mississippi 121
Florida 116
Alabama 9

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 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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