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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
345 Degrees Awarded
$19,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in audiovisual communications. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent audiovisual communications programs, but they also cost less that 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. 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Bowie, Maryland, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

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 $14,745 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Bowie State University

#2

Buffalo State

Buffalo, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Buffalo State. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s audiovisual students 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 $12,123 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Buffalo State Audiovisual Communications Report

#3

York College of Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. York College of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in York, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

YCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $15,411 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend YCP.

The low student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at York College of Pennsylvania

#4

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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #4 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 15 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The American University is $22,578 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at The American University

#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rowan is a public institution located in Glassboro, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 120 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rowan is $19,971 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree audiovisual students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Rowan Audiovisual Communications Report

St John’s University - New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. St John’s University - New York is a large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 39 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

STJ also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for St John’s University - New York is $25,253 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full St John’s University - New York Audiovisual Communications Report

#7

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

LIU Post did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIU Post, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $23,883 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $30-$48k 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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