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About Communications Technology/Technician

A program that generally prepares individuals to function as workers and managers within communications industries. Includes instruction in business economics; basic management; principles of interpersonal and mediated communications; radio, television, and digital media production; and related aspects of technology and communications systems.

Tennessee awards the most Associates degrees in Communications Technology/Technician of all US states with 94 degrees being awarded last year. Students interested in Communications Technology/Technician can expect about 73% percent of their fellow classmates to be men and 27% percent to be women. Most students graduating in this field earn a Associates degree. The average starting salary for an undergraduate degree in Communications Technology/Technician is $40,500.

Popularity of Communications Technology/Technician Degrees in the U.S.
This heat map represents the states that have the highest percent of Communications Technology/Technician degrees compared to all other degrees awarded in that state.
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Careers

Some top jobs related to Communications Technology/Technician, include Film and Video Editors and Sound Engineering Technicians, both of which are in high demand. Though there are positions that pay more, like Film and Video Editors. the most in-demand position for Communications Technology/Technician majors is Broadcast Technicians.

Top Paying Careers

These are the highest paying careers for Communications Technology/Technician majors.

Most In-Demand Careers

These are the careers in highest demand for Communications Technology/Technician majors.

Student Demographics

Total Students
171
Female Students
46 (26%)
Male Students
125 (73%)
White (120, 70%)
Hispanic or Latino (18, 11%)
Black or African American (14, 8%)
Two or more races (9, 5%)
Asian (4, 2%)
Race/ethnicity unknown (3, 2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native (2, 1%)
U.S. Nonresident (1, 1%)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0, <1%)

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