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 The Art Institute of Houston. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in audiovisual, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Ai Houston was ranked #38 on College Factual's Best Schools for audiovisual list. It is also ranked #3 in Texas.
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Part-time undergraduates at Ai Houston paid an average of $535 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $19,260 | $19,260 |
| Fees | $94 | $94 |
| Books and Supplies | $600 | $600 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Ai Houston in Audiovisual walked away with an average of $40,030 in student debt. That is 18% higher than the national average of $33,944.
The median early career salary of audiovisual students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Ai Houston is $24,679 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $23,913.
Online degrees for the Ai Houston 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 Ai Houston Online Learning page.
Women made up around 18.2% 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 81.8% of the audiovisual bachelor’s degrees at Ai Houston in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Audiovisual Communications students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Recording Arts Technology/Technician | 11 |
*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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