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2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
115 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Audiovisual Communications is the 145th most popular major in the country with 6,668 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 115 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in audiovisual communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great audiovisual communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the audiovisual communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $0-$30k)

#1

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. New York Institute of Technology is located in Old Westbury, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

NYIT also took the #2 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYIT are $25,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York Institute of Technology Audiovisual Communications Report

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 15 masters’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The American University Audiovisual Communications Report

#3

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 masters’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Belmont, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont University are $24,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Belmont University

#4

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LIU Post. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 12 masters’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIU Post, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at LIU Post

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Academy of Art University is a private for-profit institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Academy of Art University

Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Savannah College of Art and Design

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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