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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
345 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,668 people earned their degree in audiovisual communications, making the major the 145th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, audiovisual communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $22,392 and had an average of $24,925 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,180 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,140 and $20,950 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 345 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in audiovisual communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality audiovisual communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the audiovisual communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The audiovisual school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Bowie State University

Bowie, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 89 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

Bowie State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bowie State University is $11,527 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Bowie State University

#2

Buffalo State

Buffalo, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Buffalo State landed the #2 spot on the list. Buffalo State is a medium-sized school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 28 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

Buffalo State also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Buffalo State is $9,347 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Buffalo State

#3

York College of Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York College of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s audiovisual students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k list, YCP has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend York College of Pennsylvania is $16,618 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full YCP Audiovisual Communications Report

#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Rowan University is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 120 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also took the #2 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rowan University is $18,401 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Rowan

#5

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #5 spot on the list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 15 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The American University is $28,432 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at American University

St John’s University - New York landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. STJ is a private not-for-profit institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k list, STJ has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St John’s University - New York is $23,927 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at St John’s University - New York

#7

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

LIU Post ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. LIU Post is a fairly large school located in Brookville, New York that handed out 13 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k list, LIU Post has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,194 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend LIU Post.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full LIU Post Audiovisual Communications Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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