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2023 Best Value Colleges for Communications Technology (With Aid)

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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Communications Tech Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 915 people earned their degree in communications technology, making the major the 281st most popular in the United States. 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in communications technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications technology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the communications technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communications Tech Schools For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Communications Technology (With Aid)

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Tech Schools For Those Getting Aid list. OTC 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 with aid.

Read full report on Communications Technology at OTC

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York College
Jamaica, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Communications Tech Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Jamaica, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s communications tech degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.

York also took the #3 spot in our “Best Communications Technology Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend York is $3,985 for communications tech students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Communications Technology at York

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East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Tech Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 30 diplomas to qualified ’s communications tech students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at East Stroudsburg University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Technology Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for East Stroudsburg University is $20,141 for communications tech students with aid.

Full East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania Communications Technology Report

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Communications Tech Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 10 ’s communications tech degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our communications tech students with aid list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Communications Technology Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan University is $15,127 for communications tech students with aid.

Read more about Communications Technology at Eastern Michigan University

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communications Tech Schools For Those Getting Aid. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 433 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Sail University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Communications Technology Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,454 for Communications Tech students with aid.

Full Full Sail University Communications Technology Report

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