by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Recording Arts Technology/Technician. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Audiovisual Communications is a major offered under the communications technologies and support program of study at Columbia College Chicago. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in audiovisual, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Columbia was ranked #11 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for audiovisual majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
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Part-time undergraduates at Columbia paid an average of $919 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $26,610 | $26,610 |
| Fees | $1,176 | $1,176 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,600 | $1,600 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,456 | $16,456 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,856 | $2,856 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Audiovisual students who received their bachelor’s degree at Columbia took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 23% lower than the national average of $33,944.
The median early career salary of audiovisual students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Columbia is $30,264 per year. That is 27% higher than the national average of $23,913.
Online degrees for the Columbia audiovisual bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
Women made up around 11.3% of the audiovisual students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 27.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 34.0% of the audiovisual bachelor’s degrees at Columbia in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Audiovisual Communications students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | 53 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Graphic Communications | 82 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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