Computer Systems Networking is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #153 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 40 bachelor's degrees in computer systems networking to qualified students.
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Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on computer systems networking students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of computer systems networking students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt computer systems networking students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized computer systems networking related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for computer systems networking students working on their bachelor's degree.
More Ways to Rank Computer Systems Networking Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Computer Systems Networking Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
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Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in computer systems networking has to check out Davenport University. Davenport University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Grand Rapids.
Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the networking program make around $57,502 in the first couple years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
