2023 Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region
8
Ranked Colleges
1,841
Degrees Awarded
$25,600
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 6,229 people earned their degree in audiovisual communications, making the major the 152nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, audiovisual communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $23,273 and had an average of $24,602 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,841 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,354 and $27,014 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 8 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region.
Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Audiovisual Communications in the Southeast Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bossier Parish Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bossier Parish Community College is located in Bossier City, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 90 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Bossier Parish Community College also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Bossier Parish Community College is $7,837 for southeast region audiovisual students.
Full Bossier Parish Community College Audiovisual Communications Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Jamestown, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s audiovisual degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Guilford Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,898 for Southeast Region Audiovisual students per year to attend Guilford Technical Community College.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Guilford Technical Community College
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #3 spot on the list. Ai Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 14 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Ai Atlanta did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Atlanta is $25,430 for Southeast Region Audiovisual students.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Ai Atlanta
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Full Sail University landed the #4 spot on the list. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 477 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Full Sail University, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,454 for Southeast Region Audiovisual students.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Full Sail University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Belmont University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region list. Belmont is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Belmont also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $30,489 for southeast region audiovisual students per year to attend Belmont University.
The low undergrad 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 full report on Audiovisual Communications at Belmont University
Alabama A & M University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Alabama A & M University is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
AAMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Alabama A & M University is $15,529 for southeast region audiovisual students.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Alabama A & M University
With a ranking of #7, SAE Institute - Nashville did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region list. SAE Institute - Nashville is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 87 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SAE Institute - Nashville, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $42,747 for southeast region audiovisual students per year to attend SAE Institute - Nashville.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at SAE Institute - Nashville
Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Savannah College of Art and Design is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Savannah, Georgia. It awarded 46 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
SCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $44,632 for southeast region audiovisual students per year to attend Savannah College of Art and Design.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Savannah College of Art and Design 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
- *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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