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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$9,799 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,863 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Computer Science Degree Search has created the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 34 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for networking majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Collin County Community College District to be the best value school for computer systems networking students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Collin County Community College District is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Collin County Community College District are $5,104 a year.

Collin County Community College District excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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#2

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johnson County Community College is a great value for computer systems networking students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public school with a large student population.

JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,352 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ivy Tech Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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#4

Wenatchee Valley College

Wenatchee, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wenatchee Valley College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Wenatchee, WVC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WVC are $4,734 a year.

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#5

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 a year.

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#6

Bellevue College

Bellevue, WA

Bellevue College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate computer systems networking programs. BC is a large public school located in the city of Bellevue.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BC are $9,594 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BC also is in the top 10% of our Best Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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Spokane Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Spokane Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spokane Community College are $5,135 a year.

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Lake Washington Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.

LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,146 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LWTech also is in the top 15% of our Best Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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With a ranking of #9, Ozarks Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer systems networking students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

OTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,028 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, networking graduates from OTC carry an average student debtload of $20,106.

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With a ranking of #10, Itawamba Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for computer systems networking students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the remote town of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ICC are $5,360 a year.

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Computer Systems Networking by Region

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New England
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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
Great Lakes

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 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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