2026 Best Value Communications Technology Schools in the The Plains States Region
[Communications Technology](/majors/communications-tech-support/communications-technology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 3 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for communications technology students.
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2026 Best Value Communications Technology Schools in the The Plains States Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in communications technology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Communications Technology Schools
Ozarks Technical Community College tops our 2026 list of the best value communications technology schools in the The Plains States Region. Located in the city of Springfield, Ozarks Technical Community College is a large public university. Students from in state pay about $4,256 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $7,040. Students borrow a median of $15,866 to complete the communications technology program here. Soon after graduation, communications technology degree recipients from Ozarks Technical Community College generally make around $32,713. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 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.
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