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Best Value Colleges for Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

Schools ranked by payback period — how quickly you recoup your investment through higher earnings.

31

Schools Ranked

$50,065

Avg. Earnings

2 yrs

Best Payback

8,411

Graduates

How we calculate value: Payback = (4 years of net price) / (major earnings - $35k baseline). A 2-year payback means you recoup your investment in 2 years through higher earnings vs. not attending college.

#	School	Net Price/yr	Major Earnings	Payback
1	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · Public	$12,911	$60,433	2 yrs
2	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public	$13,364	$61,218	2 yrs
3	University of Wisconsin-Stout Menomonie, WI · Public	$15,247	$61,064	2.3 yrs
4	University of Akron Main Campus Akron, OH · Public	$18,860	$59,950	3 yrs
5	Park University Parkville, MO · Private	$14,769	$53,358	3.2 yrs
6	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY · Private	$31,935	$72,901	3.4 yrs
7	Stevenson University Owings Mills, MD · Private	$16,778	$53,537	3.6 yrs
8	DePaul University Chicago, IL · Private	$28,577	$63,501	4 yrs
9	Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA · Private	$33,733	$68,219	4.1 yrs
10	DeVry University-New Jersey Iselin, NJ · For-Profit	$20,355	$53,718	4.3 yrs
11	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public	$23,509	$56,544	4.4 yrs
12	Davenport University Grand Rapids, MI · Private	$21,874	$53,108	4.8 yrs
13	Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public	$19,293	$50,856	4.9 yrs
14	DeVry University-Florida Orlando, FL · For-Profit	$26,399	$53,718	5.6 yrs
15	DeVry University-Arizona Phoenix, AZ · For-Profit	$27,568	$53,718	5.9 yrs
16	DeVry University-Ohio Columbus, OH · For-Profit	$29,404	$53,718	6.3 yrs
17	DeVry University-Illinois Lisle, IL · For-Profit	$29,796	$53,718	6.4 yrs
18	DeVry University-California Ontario, CA · For-Profit	$30,632	$53,718	6.5 yrs
19	DeVry College of New York New York, NY · For-Profit	$31,890	$53,718	6.8 yrs
20	DeVry University-Georgia Decatur, GA · For-Profit	$31,720	$53,718	6.8 yrs
21	Johnson & Wales University-Providence Providence, RI · Private	$28,090	$50,439	7.3 yrs
22	New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI · Private	$33,946	$52,524	7.7 yrs
23	Kean University Union, NJ · Public	$20,486	$44,170	8.9 yrs
24	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public	$13,214	$40,233	10.1 yrs
25	Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale, FL · Private	$37,835	$29,685	N/A
26	NUC University Bayamon, PR · For-Profit	$15,657	$27,494	N/A
27	EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Sebastian San Sebastian, PR · Private	$4,761	$28,236	N/A
28	EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc-San Juan San Juan, PR · Private	$8,766	$28,236	N/A
29	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla Aguadilla, PR · Private	$8,837	$29,685	N/A
30	Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Bayamon, PR · Private	$10,486	$16,730	N/A
31	Western Illinois University Macomb, IL · Public	$15,794	$28,598	N/A

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Payback uses earnings by major from the College Scorecard's field-of-study file, last updated June 2026, against net price from the June 2026 release. Scorecard publishes the two separately, so they are different vintages.