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2023 Best Value Communications Tech Schools

5 Ranked Colleges
915 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Tech Schools

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Communications Tech Schools” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Communications Technology is the 281st most popular major in the country with 915 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, communications technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $21,549 and had an average of $15,650 in loans still to pay off.

This year’s “Best Value Communications Tech Schools” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in communications technology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great communications technology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications technology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Communications Tech Schools

The colleges and universities below are the best for communications tech students.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Communications Technology

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Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Tech Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Ozarks Technical Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Ozarks Technical Community College is a public institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OTC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Communications Technology Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OTC is $7,525 for Communications Tech students.

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Tech Schools list. This medium-sized school is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 30 ’s communications tech degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our communications tech students list, East Stroudsburg University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Communications Technology Schools” ranking. It costs about $20,141 for communications tech students per year to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.

Read full report on Communications Technology at East Stroudsburg University

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Tech Schools list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s communications tech degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Communications Technology Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan is $15,127 for communications tech students.

Read full report on Communications Technology at Eastern Michigan

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York College
Jamaica, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Tech Schools list. York is located in Jamaica, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 ’s communications tech degrees to qualified students.

York not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communications Technology Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend York College is $3,985 for Communications Tech students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Communications Technology at York College

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Tech Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #5 spot on the list. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 433 ’s communications tech degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Sail University also made our “Best Communications Technology Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $27,454 for communications tech students per year to attend Full Sail University.

Read more about Communications Technology at Full Sail University

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