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2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

15 Ranked Colleges
1,914 Degrees Awarded
$11,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Communications Technologies & Support is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 15,192 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, communications technologies and support graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,122 and had an average of $26,383 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,914 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,320 and $30,958 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in communications technologies and support. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent communications technologies and support 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 technologies and support program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 15 Best Value Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Houston Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 135 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $4,562 for southwest region communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Houston Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 ’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

UH Clear Lake also took the #1 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,517 for Southwest Region Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Full University of Houston - Clear Lake Communications Technologies & Support Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 117 ’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College District is $5,225 for southwest region communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Vista College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 65 ’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k list, Northwest Vista College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,355 for southwest region communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified ’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Southwest Region Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Austin Community College District Communications Technologies & Support Report

#6

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

South Plains College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 ’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k list, South Plains College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $6,211 for southwest region communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona

Glendale Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Glendale, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s communications technologies and support degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $7,729 for southwest region communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Glendale Community College.

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#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 26 ’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $10,561 for southwest region communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full SHSU Communications Technologies & Support Report

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $6,896 for southwest region communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Communications Technologies & Support Report

#10

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 ’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.

Mesa Community College also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $8,791 for Southwest Region Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

Full Mesa Community College Communications Technologies & Support Report

MediaTech Institute - Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 96 ’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

MediaTech Institute - Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MediaTech Institute - Dallas is $17,987 for Southwest Region Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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MediaTech Institute - Houston landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s communications technologies and support degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.

MediaTech Institute - Houston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,218 for Southwest Region Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend MediaTech Institute - Houston.

Full MediaTech Institute - Houston Communications Technologies & Support Report

With a ranking of #13, The Art Institute of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ai Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 11 ’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai Houston also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Houston is $21,248 for southwest region communications technologies & support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Southern Methodist University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 67 ’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $26,718 for Southwest Region Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Communications Technologies & Support at SMU

The Art Institute of Austin came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified ’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.

Ai Austin also took the #15 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Austin is $21,877 for Southwest Region Communications Technologies & Support students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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).
  • 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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • 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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