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2026 Best Value Telecommunications Technology/Technician Schools in Michigan
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the telecommunications technology/technician degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Telecommunications Technology/Technician Schools
For return on investment in telecommunications technology/technician, no school beat Ferris State University this year. Located in the town of Big Rapids, Ferris State University is a large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $14,778. Telecommunications Technology/technician graduates carry a median of $23,562 in student loans. Soon after graduation, telecommunications technology/technician degree recipients from Ferris State University generally make around $68,334. Set against $23,562 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 91% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This list is compiled 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 · 2 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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[Telecommunications Technology/Technician](/majors/engineering-technologies/electronics-engineering-technology/telecommunications-technology-technician/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
