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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
246 Degrees Awarded
$22,500 Avg Salary
Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 882 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,200 and $27,307 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 246 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 23 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $7,595 for southwest region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Houston Community College.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Houston Community College

#2

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Glendale Community College is a fairly large school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 7 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,233 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Glendale Community College.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 13 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,048 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Tarrant County College District.

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#4

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $9,476 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 7 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also took the #5 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,877 for southwest region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Austin Community College District

#6

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Mesa Community College is a fairly large school located in Mesa, Arizona that handed out 14 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k list, Mesa Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mesa Community College is $11,230 for southwest region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Mesa Community College Audiovisual Communications Report

#2 in overall quality

MediaTech Institute - Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. MediaTech Institute - Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 73 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

MediaTech Institute - Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MediaTech Institute - Dallas is $19,003 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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%.

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  • 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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