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2023 Best Value Communications Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$6,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,257 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communications Technology Associate Degree School for You

Communications Technology is the #284 most popular major in the country with 915 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Communications Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Communications Technology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Communications Technology Associate Degree School

Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the best value school for communications technology students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . OTC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OTC are $6,028 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, communications tech graduates from OTC carry an average student debtload of $8,307.

Read full report on Communications Technology at Ozarks Technical Community College

Best Communications Technology Colleges by State

Explore the best communications technology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 26
Nebraska 0

One of 3 majors within the area of study, communications technology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Communications Tech

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Communications 7,518
Audiovisual Communications 6,229
Other Communication Technology 164

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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