by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Audiovisual Communications is the 152nd most popular major in the country with 6,229 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,995 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major” ranking, we looked at 203 colleges that offer a degree in audiovisual communications. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in audiovisual communications.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree audiovisual students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend MediaTech Institute - Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. MediaTech Institute - Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 35 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Institute of Production and Recording. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 35 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Institute of Production and Recording Audiovisual Communications Report
Out of the 203 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Institute - Nashville landed the #3 spot on the list. SAE Institute - Nashville is a small private for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 60 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at SAE Institute - Nashville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SAE Institute - Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 53 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at SAE Institute - Chicago
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SAE Institute - Atlanta. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major. SAE Institute - Atlanta is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 76 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SAE Institute - Atlanta Audiovisual Communications Report
MediaTech Institute - Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 60 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Full MediaTech Institute - Dallas Audiovisual Communications Report
Atlanta Institute of Music and Media ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. This small school is located in Duluth, Georgia, and it awarded 28 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, SAE Expression College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. SAE Expression College is located in Emeryville, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at SAE Expression College
City College - Fort Lauderdale came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. City College - Fort Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at City College - Fort Lauderdale
Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television is a small school located in Bayamon, that handed out 39 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television
Ohio University - Lancaster Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is a small public school situated in Lancaster, Ohio. It awarded 8 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at OHIO Lancaster
Columbia College Hollywood landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. Columbia College Hollywood is located in Tarzana, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Columbia College Hollywood
Paier College of Art Inc landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. Paier College of Art Inc is a small school located in Hamden, Connecticut that handed out 1 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Paier College of Art Inc Audiovisual Communications Report
Musicians Institute came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. Musicians Institute is a small school located in Hollywood, California that handed out 19 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Musicians Institute
Cayuga County Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Auburn, New York, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Full Cayuga Community College Audiovisual Communications Report
University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. Located in Blue Ash, Ohio, this medium-sized public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at UC Blue Ash College
With a ranking of #17, Columbia Central University - Caguas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. Caguas, is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s audiovisual degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Columbia Central University - Caguas
With a ranking of #18, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. OHIO Zanesville is a small public school situated in Zanesville, Ohio. It awarded 2 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Zanesville Campus Audiovisual Communications Report
New England Institute of Technology ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. New England Institute of Technology is a small private not-for-profit school situated in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. It awarded 29 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
Full New England Institute of Technology Audiovisual Communications Report
Bossier Parish Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. Bossier Parish Community College is a medium-sized school located in Bossier City, Louisiana that handed out 35 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Bossier Parish Community College
With a ranking of #21, Finger Lakes Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. Finger Lakes Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Canandaigua, New York. It awarded 15 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Finger Lakes Community College
Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. Mount Wachusett Community College is a public institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Randolph Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. Randolph Community College is located in Asheboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Randolph Community College
Northampton County Area Community College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s audiovisual degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northampton Community College Audiovisual Communications Report
With a ranking of #25, Wabash Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. Wabash Valley College is a public institution located in Mount Carmel, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Wabash Valley College
Not only did these schools make the top 31 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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