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2026 Best Value Telecommunications Engineering Schools in Texas

[Telecommunications Engineering](/majors/engineering/ee-electrical-engineering/telecommunications-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for telecommunications engineering students.

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• Best Value Telecommunications Engineering Schools in Texas

2026 Best Value Telecommunications Engineering Schools in Texas

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in telecommunications engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Telecommunications Engineering Schools

1

The University Of Texas At Dallas
Richardson, TX

$14,644 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,500 Avg Student Debt

$68,227 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is The University Of Texas At Dallas, our #1 best value for telecommunications engineering in Texas. The University Of Texas At Dallas is a very large public school located in the city of Richardson. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,644, with out-of-state students paying around $40,144. Students borrow a median of $25,500 to complete the telecommunications engineering program here. Early-career telecommunications engineering graduates make about $91,186. Set against $25,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 65%.

2

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

$67,040 In-State Tuition & Fees

$20,712 Avg Student Debt

$78,354 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in telecommunications engineering will find it at Southern Methodist University, which ranked #2. Southern Methodist University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. Students from in state pay about $67,040 in tuition and fees. Telecommunications Engineering graduates carry a median of $20,712 in student loans. Early-career telecommunications engineering graduates make about $70,632. Set against $20,712 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Southern Methodist University admits about 63% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.