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2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$24,266 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,086 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communications Technologies & Support School for You

Communications Technologies & Support is the #30 most popular major in Illinois with 480 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Communications Technology/Support Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value programs for communications technologies and support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Communications Technology/Support

$13,968 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for communications technologies and support students. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Illinois State are $13,968 per year. On average, communications technologies and support graduates from Illinois State take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best Communications Technology/Support Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great value for communications technologies and support students. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DePaul are $42,012 a year. After completing their degree, communications technologies and support graduates from DePaul carry an average student debtload of $27,000. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $531.

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$27,786 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $27,786 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that communications technologies and support majors at Columbia take out is $26,500. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $572, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#5

SAE Institute - Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SAE Institute - Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, SAE Institute - Chicago is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that communications technologies and support majors at SAE Institute - Chicago take out is $14,750. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $192, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 64
Michigan 255
Ohio 285
Wisconsin 109

Communications Technologies & Support Majors to Study

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

Majors Similar to Communications Technologies & Support

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 5 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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