When it comes to popularity, telecommunications technology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #895 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for telecommunications technology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 451 degrees in telecommunications technology during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Choosing a Great Telecommunications Technology School
The telcom tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Telecommunications Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for telecommunications technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Telecommunications Technology Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Telecommunications Technology Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Telecommunications Technology in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the telcom tech degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in telecommunications technology needs to check out Rochester Institute of Technology. Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #285 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means RIT is a great school overall.
There were about 19 telecommunications technology students who graduated with this degree at RIT in the most recent data year.
Ferris State University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in telecommunications technology. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 16th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 5 telecommunications technology students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.
New York City College of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in telecommunications technology. City Tech is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 66th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 6 telecommunications technology students who graduated with this degree at City Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Ivy Tech Community College is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in telecommunications technology. Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public college located in the city of Indianapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #519 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ivy Tech Community College is a great college overall.
There were about 124 telecommunications technology students who graduated with this degree at Ivy Tech Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were about 1 telecommunications technology students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available.
Mitchell Tech is a small public college located in the rural area of Mitchell. This college ranks 7th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Dakota.
There were approximately 11 telecommunications technology students who graduated with this degree at Mitchell Tech in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 136th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 3 telecommunications technology students who graduated with this degree at Los Angeles Trade Technical College in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
The telcom tech program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Telecommunications Technology rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for telecommunications technology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
