2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Bachelor’s” 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,277 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s. Located in Big Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s audiovisual students in 2019-2020.
Ferris also took the #12 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ferris is $12,889 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowie State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Bowie State University is a public institution located in Bowie, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 89 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree audiovisual students list, Bowie State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Bowie State University is $15,934 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in York, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.
YCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend York College of Pennsylvania is $20,652 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Rowan University is a fairly large school located in Glassboro, New Jersey that handed out 120 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.
Rowan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $25,454 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students per year to attend Rowan.
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Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Husson University landed the #5 spot on the list. Husson University is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 39 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.
Husson also took the #14 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Husson University is $18,286 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students.
With a ranking of #6, The Art Institute of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.
Ai Houston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Houston is $22,844 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
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Buffalo State came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Buffalo State is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree audiovisual students list, Buffalo State has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Buffalo State is $12,960 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
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The Art Institute of Atlanta came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Ai Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Ai Atlanta also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Atlanta is $23,051 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
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Alabama A & M University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Normal, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
AAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,990 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students per year to attend AAMU.
Webster University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Webster University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree audiovisual students list, Webster has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Webster University is $22,768 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northern Vermont University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Northern Vermont University is located in Johnson, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Northern Vermont University also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #16. It costs about $15,749 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students per year to attend Northern Vermont University.
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Columbia College Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.
Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia is $31,099 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students.
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AI Miami International University of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
International Fine Arts College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for AI Miami International University of Art and Design is $20,274 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
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With a ranking of #14, Belmont University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Belmont University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 75 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Belmont did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $35,548 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students per year to attend Belmont.
The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
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New England Institute of Technology ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s list. New England Tech is located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
New England Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New England Institute of Technology is $31,690 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Academy of Art University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 12 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.
Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,145 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
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With a ranking of #17, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree audiovisual students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,253 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students per year to attend IU Bloomington.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Full Sail University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 304 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree audiovisual students list, Full Sail University has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $27,524 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students.
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With a ranking of #19, LIU Post did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Brookville, New York, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.
LIU Post also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend LIU Post is $25,767 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students.
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.
Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s 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 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SCAD also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. The estimated yearly cost for Savannah College of Art and Design is $43,641 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students.
SAE Expression College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. SAE Expression College is a small school located in Emeryville, California that handed out 10 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.
SAE Expression College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $31,931 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students per year to attend SAE Expression College.
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St John’s University - New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #22. St John’s University - New York is located in Queens, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
STJ also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for St John’s University - New York is $27,130 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students.
Living Arts College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Living Arts College is $25,110 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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With a ranking of #24, SAE Institute - Nashville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SAE Institute - Nashville is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 8 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.
SAE Institute - Nashville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $41,105 for Bachelor’s Degree Audiovisual students per year to attend SAE Institute - Nashville.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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With a ranking of #25, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Loyola Marymount is a medium-sized school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 13 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree audiovisual students list, Loyola Marymount has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Loyola Marymount is $42,861 for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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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