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Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$8,025 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,423 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communications Technologies & Support Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Communications Technology/Support

Our 2023 rankings named Houston Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for communications technologies and support students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Austin Community College District helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communications technologies and support schools in the Southwest Region . Austin Community College District is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Austin Community College District are $10,590 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Texas State Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value communications technologies and support schools in the Southwest Region . TSTC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Waco.

TSTC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,369 in tuition and fees each year.

TSTC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MediaTech Institute - Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. MediaTech Institute - Houston is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MediaTech Institute - Dallas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dallas, MediaTech Institute - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. CRAS is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

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Best Communications Technologies & Support Colleges by State

Explore the best communications technologies and support colleges 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 6 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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