2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,657 communications technologies and support graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 82 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the communications technologies and support 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 Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communications Technologies & Support
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend BYU.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read more about Communications Technologies & Support at BYU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Platteville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Platteville, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
UW - Platteville also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Platteville is $15,718 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students.
Full University of Wisconsin - Platteville Communications Technologies & Support Report
Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students list, Framingham State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Framingham State University is $20,001 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students.
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Out of the 82 schools in the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #4 spot on the list. Menomonie, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
UW - Stout also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $15,839 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s. Ferris is located in Big Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 76 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Ferris State University is $12,889 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students.
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University of North Dakota landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of North Dakota is $15,738 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Dakota Communications Technologies & Support Report
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at East Stroudsburg University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,855 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students per year to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.
With a ranking of #8, Indian River State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Indian River State College is a fairly large public school situated in Fort Pierce, Florida. It awarded 39 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Indian River State College is $2,003 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students.
Full Indian River State College Communications Technologies & Support Report
University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.
UMN Duluth also took the #21 spot in our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth is $17,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Bowie State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Bowie, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 89 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s communications technologies and support students in 2019-2020.
Bowie State University also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Bowie State University is $15,934 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.
Full Bowie State University Communications Technologies & Support Report
University of Central Missouri came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized school located in Warrensburg, Missouri that handed out 8 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,677 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students per year to attend UCM.
York College of Pennsylvania landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. YCP is a small school located in York, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
YCP also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $20,652 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students per year to attend York College of Pennsylvania.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Lake Washington Institute of Technology landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. LWTech is a small school located in Kirkland, Washington that handed out 8 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend LWTech is $7,713 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students.
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University of Maryland Global Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Adelphi, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to 52 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,288 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students per year to attend UMGC.
University of Northern Iowa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
UNI also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for UNI is $15,620 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Pittsburg State University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Pitt State is located in Pittsburg, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Pittsburg State University is $14,436 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students.
Full Pittsburg State University Communications Technologies & Support Report
Illinois State University landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Illinois State is $20,895 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Full Illinois State Communications Technologies & Support Report
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo is a public institution located in San Luis Obispo, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 92 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $21,595 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students per year to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
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Baker College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Baker College is a medium-sized school located in Owosso, Michigan that handed out 12 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Baker College is $15,049 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Rowan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
Rowan also made our “Best Communications Technologies & Support Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Rowan University is $25,454 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students.
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Husson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,286 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend Husson University.
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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,394 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend BGSU.
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Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. FSCJ is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $3,916 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students per year to attend Florida State College at Jacksonville.
Western Illinois University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s list. WIU is a public institution located in Macomb, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Illinois University is $16,210 for bachelor’s degree communications technologies & support students.
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The Art Institute of Houston landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ai Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 11 bachelors’s communications technologies and support degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Houston is $22,844 for Bachelor’s Degree Communications Technologies & Support students.
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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%.
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- *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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