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2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

2 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Salary
Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

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 an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Massachusetts, there were 30 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,250 and $26,812 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,678 and $11,688 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in Massachusetts

#1

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, Massachusetts

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Wachusett Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. MWCC is a public institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MWCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Wachusett Community College is $8,648 for massachusetts associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Mount Wachusett Community College Audiovisual Communications Report

#2

Springfield Technical Community College

Springfield, Massachusetts

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in Massachusetts For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Springfield Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Springfield Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

STCC also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $9,727 for Massachusetts Associate Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Springfield Technical Community College.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Springfield Technical Community College

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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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