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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Tech for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
Telecommunications Technology is the 895th most popular major in the country with 421 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 telecommunications technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality telecommunications technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the telecommunications technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
More Ways to Rank Telecommunications Technology Schools
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Tech for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying telcom tech.
Top 1 Best Telecommunications Technology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Telcom Tech for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York City College of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. City Tech is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s telcom tech degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at City Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Telecommunications Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 15,513 students enrolled at City Tech, 192 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 124 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $3,849. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. City Tech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at City Tech]](/colleges/cuny-new-york-city-college-of-technology/student-life/veterans/)
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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