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2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$12,362 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,423 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communications Technologies & Support Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Communications Technologies & Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Ozarks Technical Community College to be the best value school for communications technologies and support students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OTC are $6,028 per year.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Hennepin Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bossier Parish Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,826 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Front Range Community College

Westminster, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Front Range Community College is a great value for communications technologies and support students working on their undergraduate certificate. FRCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Westminster.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FRCC are $15,454 per year.

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Houston Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate communications technologies and support programs. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year.

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Austin Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year.

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#8

SAE Expression College

Emeryville, CA

With a ranking of #8, SAE Expression College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for communications technologies and support students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Emeryville, SAE Expression College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

SAE Expression College undergraduate students pay an average of $25,672 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

SAE Institute - Nashville

Nashville, TN

SAE Institute - Nashville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, SAE Institute - Nashville 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 Institute - Nashville are $33,199 a year.

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Texas State Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TSTC are $11,369 per year.

TSTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.

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Communications Technologies & Support by Region

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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 19 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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