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2023 Best Value Communications Technology/Support Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$37,545 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,303 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Communications Technologies & Support School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, communications technologies and support was ranked #33 in the country. In fact 585 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Communications Technology/Support Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for communications technologies and support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Communications Technologies & Support Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the communications technologies and support programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Communications Technology/Support

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA
$25,424 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the best value school for communications technologies and support students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Academy of Art University undergraduate students pay an average of $25,424 in tuition and fees each year.

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$34,900 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at DigiPen Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best communications technologies and support schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the small city of Redmond, Digipen is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Digipen are $34,900 a year.

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#3

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, CA
$52,312 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California College of the Arts is a great value for communications technologies and support students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, California College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at California College of the Arts are $52,312 per year.

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Best Communications Technologies & Support Colleges by State

Explore the best communications technologies and support schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 137
Washington 8

Communications Technologies & Support Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Communications 460
Audiovisual Communications 89
Communications Technology 21
Other Communication Technology 15

Related Major Annual Graduates
Engineering 61,791
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 the rest 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).
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