by our College Data Analytics Team
[Audiovisual Communications](/majors/communications-tech-support/audiovisual-communications/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The highest-paying schools turn a audiovisual communications degree into the strongest early-career earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the early-career earnings of their audiovisual communications graduates.
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If you want to know which schools send audiovisual communications graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Our analysis ranked Houston Community College the top school for audiovisual communications graduate earnings in the Southwest Region. Set in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public institution. Early-career audiovisual communications graduates from Houston Community College make a median of around $42,871 per year.
Conservatory Of Recording Arts And Sciences came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying audiovisual communications schools. Located in the city of Tempe, Conservatory Of Recording Arts And Sciences is a private for-profit institution. After graduating, audiovisual communications degree recipients from Conservatory Of Recording Arts And Sciences typically earn about $35,676 annually.
Strong graduate earnings at South Plains College earned it the #3 place for audiovisual communications. Located in the town of Levelland, South Plains College is a public institution. Students who complete the audiovisual communications program here go on to a median salary of roughly $34,573.
Mediatech Institute Houston produces some of the highest-paid graduates in audiovisual communications, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the city of Houston, Mediatech Institute Houston is a private for-profit institution. Early-career audiovisual communications graduates from Mediatech Institute Houston make a median of around $29,161 per year.
Mediatech Institute Dallas came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying audiovisual communications schools. Mediatech Institute Dallas is a private for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas. Students who complete the audiovisual communications program here go on to a median salary of roughly $29,161.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries audiovisual communications graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 5 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.