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Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$26,986 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Communications Technology/Support

Our 2023 rankings named Institute of Production and Recording the best value school in the Plains States Region for communications technologies and support students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Institute of Production and Recording is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Institute of Production and Recording are $19,845 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Duluth. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Duluth.

UMN Duluth undergraduate students pay an average of $19,148 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great value for communications technologies and support students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $19,753 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNI also did well on our Best Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Pittsburg State University

Pittsburg, KS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Pittsburg State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communications technologies and support schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Pittsburg, Pitt State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Pitt State undergraduate students pay an average of $19,088 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Webster University is a great value for communications technologies and support students working on their bachelor’s degree. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Webster undergraduate students pay an average of $28,700 in tuition and fees each year.

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Minneapolis College of Art and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technology/Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, MCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCAD are $41,794 a year.

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#7

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO

With a ranking of #7, Kansas City Art Institute 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 large city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Kansas City Art Institute undergraduate students pay an average of $40,575 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Communications Technologies & Support Colleges by State

Explore the best communications technologies and support schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 127
Minnesota 197
Iowa 106
South Dakota 15
Missouri 164
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 6

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 7 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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