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2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$5,110 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,863 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, computer systems networking students earned 108 degrees and certificates from a Missouri school, making the subject the 5th in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for computer science students. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Missouri to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Computer Systems Networking

Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the best value school for computer systems networking students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Missouri. OTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

OTC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Networking majors at OTC take out an average of $20,106 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

OTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list.

Read full report on Computer Systems Networking at Ozarks Technical Community College

#2

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri list. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Louis Community College are $5,295 per year. On average, networking graduates from Saint Louis Community College take out $13,798 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

Saint Louis Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Computer Systems Networking Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Missouri rankings.

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Best Value Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Computer Systems Networking Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 91
Minnesota 255
Iowa 60
South Dakota 28
North Dakota 35
Nebraska 0

Computer Systems Networking is one of 10 different types of computer science programs to choose from.

Networking Focus Areas

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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