2025 Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

an associate degree in computer systems networking is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #44 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of computer systems networking. Combined, these schools handed out 248 associate degrees in computer systems networking to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Computer Systems Networking School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of computer systems networking for getting your associate degree school matters. Important measures of a quality networking program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate 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 associate 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 easy is it for computer systems networking to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Computer Systems Networking Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Computer Systems Networking Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Computer Systems Networking in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in computer systems networking.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Networking

1

South Louisiana Community College
Lafayette, LA

20 Annual Graduates

$35,328 Median Starting Salary

South Louisiana Community College is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in computer systems networking. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Associate graduates who receive their degree from the networking program make about $35,328 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a associate in computer systems networking from South Louisiana Community College

2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

22 Annual Graduates

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a great decision for individuals pursuing an associate degree in computer systems networking. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston.More information about a associate in computer systems networking from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

3

Herzing University - Atlanta
Atlanta, GA

11 Annual Graduates

$43,901 Median Starting Salary

Herzing University - Atlanta is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in computer systems networking. Herzing University - Atlanta is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.

Those computer systems networking students who get their associate degree from Herzing University - Atlanta receive $3,884 more than the standard networking grad.

More information about a associate in computer systems networking from Herzing University - Atlanta

4

Pierpont Community and Technical College
Fairmont, WV

15 Annual Graduates

$33,590 Median Starting Salary

Pierpont Community and Technical College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in computer systems networking. Located in the town of Fairmont, Pierpont Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the networking program state that they receive average early career wages of $33,590.

More information about a associate in computer systems networking from Pierpont Community and Technical College

5

Itawamba Community College
Fulton, MS

16 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Fulton, ICC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in computer systems networking from Itawamba Community College

Best Computer Systems Networking Colleges by State

Explore the best computer systems networking schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	121
Georgia	121	4
Florida	121	21
North Carolina	120	4
Arkansas	105	15
Tennessee	102	2
Virginia	97	0
West Virginia	92	16
Louisiana	80	61
Alabama	69	2

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Computer Systems Networking Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Computer & Information Sciences area of study, Computer Systems Networking has other similar majors worth exploring.

Networking Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	235
Cloud Computing	13

Majors Similar to Networking

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Computer Information Systems	3,983
Information Technology	2,636
Computer Programming	705
Computer Science	570
Computer Software & Applications	521
Data Processing	364
Information Science	112
Other Computer & Information Sciences	69
Computer Systems Analysis	4

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Ludovic.ferre. More about our data sources and methodologies.