Dallas, TX (population: 1,304,930) has four computer networking schools within its city limits. Westwood College-Dallas, the highest ranked school in the city with a computer networking program, has a total student population of 611. It is the 5375th highest ranked school in the USA and the 307th highest in the state of Texas (#1 is Rice University).
Computer Networking students from Dallas schools who go on to become computer networking developers, network engineers, network specialists, network managers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. Also, Database administrators make on average $74,290 per year and there are about 108,080 of them employed in the US today.
Dallas lies in Dallas county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the Dallas-Plano-Irving Metropolitan area has 2,047,600 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.6% unemployment rate, $22.17/hr average worker wage, and a $46,110 average annual salary.
Of the 4 computer networking schools in Dallas, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Westwood College-Dallas comes out as the most expensive ($20,175/yr) for computer networking students, with El Centro College as the lowest, reported at only $5,469/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Dallas |
| Mesquite | TX | 134,509 | 2 | 15.1606 | 53 | 10.0 miles |
| Garland | TX | 220,597 | 5 | 20.3828 | 26 | 11.6 miles |
| Irving | TX | 206,798 | 5 | 26.9216 | 138 | 12.6 miles |
| Rowlett | TX | 57,581 | 0 | - | 0 | 15.2 miles |
| Carrollton | TX | 130,013 | 4 | 29.2073 | 85 | 15.8 miles |
| Grand Prairie | TX | 167,767 | 3 | 23.6315 | 22 | 16.1 miles |
| University | MS | - | 1 | 33.9448 | 106 | 17.4 miles |
| Plano | TX | 282,016 | 1 | 11.5039 | 67 | 18.0 miles |
| Grapevine | TX | 51,993 | 0 | - | 0 | 19.9 miles |
| Lewisville | TX | 108,843 | 0 | - | 0 | 21.2 miles |
| Arlington | TX | 385,024 | 17 | 27.7925 | 325 | 22.1 miles |
| Allen | TX | 90,456 | 0 | - | 0 | 22.9 miles |
| Frisco | TX | 114,533 | 0 | - | 0 | 24.3 miles |
| Flower Mound | TX | 72,721 | 0 | - | 0 | 24.9 miles |
| Mansfield | TX | 51,237 | 5 | 21.6558 | 95 | 25.4 miles |
| North Richland Hills | TX | 67,133 | 1 | 26.4697 | 12 | 26.6 miles |
| Keller | TX | 41,437 | 0 | - | 0 | 28.4 miles |
| Forth Worth | TX | - | 3 | 11.7915 | 4 | 32.4 miles |
| Fort Worth | TX | 751,149 | 10 | 30.6263 | 324 | 33.3 miles |
| Denton | TX | 127,364 | 2 | 47.1819 | 284 | 35.8 miles |
| Corsicana | TX | - | 1 | 14.4403 | 62 | 51.2 miles |
| Durant | OK | - | 3 | 29.6864 | 92 | 86.4 miles |
| Tyler | TX | 101,017 | 4 | 24.7884 | 222 | 91.4 miles |
| Paris | TX | - | 2 | 22.8036 | 81 | 92.6 miles |
| Ardmore | OK | - | 1 | 18.2326 | 23 | 98.1 miles |