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2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

71 Colleges
$19,446 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,263 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 14,826 people earned a degree or certificate in communications technologies and support, making the major the #32 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 71 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for communications technologies and support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for communications technologies and support students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communications technologies and support schools in the United States. East Stroudsburg University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of East Stroudsburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Stroudsburg University are $19,797 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Institute of Production and Recording. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Institute of Production and Recording is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Institute of Production and Recording are $19,845 a year.

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#4

York College

Jamaica, NY

Out of the 71 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, York College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jamaica, York is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at York are $15,308 a year.

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Out of the 71 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Menomonie, UW - Stout is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stout are $17,820 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Stout is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communications technologies and support students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMGC are $12,336 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMGC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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Bowie State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree communications technologies and support programs. Located in the suburb of Bowie, Bowie State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bowie State University are $19,302 a year.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #8, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communications technologies and support students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ferris are $13,188 a year.

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#9

Husson University

Bangor, ME

Husson University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Husson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bangor.

Husson undergraduate students pay an average of $19,790 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WIU are $13,297 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 Atlantic University College Guaynabo, PR
12 New England Institute of Technology East Greenwich, RI
13 California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA
14 University of Minnesota - Duluth Duluth, MN
14 Illinois State University Normal, IL

Communications Technologies & Support by Region

View the Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Communications Technologies & Support Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Communications 7,518
Audiovisual Communications 6,229
Communications Technology 915
Other Communication Technology 164

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 254,454
Engineering 198,468
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 177,778
Engineering Technologies 85,188
Mathematics & Statistics 52,396

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools 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).
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