Other Communication Technology

Types of Degrees Other Communication Technology Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many other communication technology graduations there were in 2018-2019 for each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Basic Certificate	106
Bachelor’s Degree	103
Undergraduate Certificate	88
Associate’s Degree	66
Master’s Degree	10
Graduate Certificate	2

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Other Communication Technology?

This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 103 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in other communication technology in 2019, making it rank #278 in popularity. According to recent stats this major attracts about equal numbers of men and women. Roughly 50% of the graduates are women, and 50% are men.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of communication tech support majors is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	76
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Bachelor’s Degree Starting Salary

The median starting salary of students who graduated in 2015-2017 with a bachelor’s degree in communication tech support was $31,200 per year. These stats come from the U.S. Department of Education. During this timeframe, most salaries fell between $26,200 (25th percentile) and $31,750 (75th percentile).

We don’t know for sure if all of these people took jobs related to communication tech support so take that into consideration.

Online Other Communication Technology Programs

In 2018-2019, 30 schools offered a communication tech support program of some type. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	6	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	4	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	12	0
Bachelor’s Degree	1	0
Post-Baccalaureate	6	0
Master’s Degree	3	0
Post-Master’s	1	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	0	0
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Other Communication Technology

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to communication tech support.

Major	Number of Grads
Audiovisual Communications	7,448
Graphic Communications	7,434
Communications Technology	715

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020

More about our data sources and methodologies.