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2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
115 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the audiovisual communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $48-$75k)

#1

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. NYIT is a medium-sized school located in Old Westbury, New York that handed out 47 masters’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

NYIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 NYIT are $25,460.

Full New York Institute of Technology Audiovisual Communications Report

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s audiovisual students in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at American University

#3

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s audiovisual students in 2019-2020.

Belmont also took the #0 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont are $24,260, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Belmont University Audiovisual Communications Report

#4

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the #4 spot on the list. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

LIU Post also took 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 full report on Audiovisual Communications at LIU Post

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 16 masters’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Academy of Art University

With a ranking of #6, Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. Savannah College of Art and Design is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at SCAD

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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