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2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$30,117 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,883 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communications technologies and support was ranked #32 in the country. In fact 14,826 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Communications Technology/Support Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which master'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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for communications technologies and support majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Communications Technology/Support

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Tempe to be the best value school for communications technologies and support students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

Full Communications Technologies & Support at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SMU are $35,802 a year.

SMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communications Technology/Support Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Communications Technologies & Support at Southern Methodist University Report

Best Communications Technologies & Support Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 144
Texas 556
New Mexico 43
Oklahoma 16

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 2 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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