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Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$33,807 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,263 Avg Salary

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

Communications Technologies & Support is the #32 most popular major in the country with 14,826 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for communications technologies and support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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.

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

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best value school for communications technologies and support students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo undergraduate students pay an average of $28,105 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Art Center College of Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Pasadena, Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Art Center College of Design are $48,044 a year.

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#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 11 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Academy of Art University are $25,424 a year.

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#4

SAE Expression College

Emeryville, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SAE Expression College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Emeryville, SAE Expression College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SAE Expression College are $25,672 a year.

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#5

Cogswell College

San Jose, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cogswell College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cogswell is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cogswell are $21,784 a year.

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DigiPen Institute of Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communications technologies and support students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Redmond, Digipen is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

Digipen undergraduate students pay an average of $34,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UH Manoa are $34,218 a year.

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Laguna College of Art and Design did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communications technologies and support students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the rural area of Laguna Beach, LCAD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCAD are $33,600 a year.

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#9

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA

California College of the Arts did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for communications technologies and support students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

California College of the Arts undergraduate students pay an average of $52,312 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, CA

Los Angeles Film School ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Hollywood, LA Film School is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Communications Technologies & Support Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 1,432
Washington 190
Oregon 55
Hawaii 116
Nevada 0

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 11 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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