by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Great Lakes region, there were 379 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,116 and $22,418 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 197 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in audiovisual communications. That schools that top this list have a program in audiovisual communications in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Institute - Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 53 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SAE Institute - Chicago Audiovisual Communications Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Lancaster Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is a small school located in Lancaster, Ohio that handed out 8 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at OHIO Lancaster
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region. University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College is a medium-sized school located in Blue Ash, Ohio that handed out 30 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Zanesville Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is a public institution located in Zanesville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Ohio University - Zanesville Campus Audiovisual Communications Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wabash Valley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wabash Valley College is located in Mount Carmel, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Wabash Valley College
With a ranking of #6, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Cincinnati State
Ohio University - Southern Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ironton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s audiovisual degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Ohio University - Southern Campus
With a ranking of #8, Vincennes University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Vincennes University is a public institution located in Vincennes, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Schoolcraft College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Livonia, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Northwestern Michigan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region list. NMC is located in Traverse City, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Cuyahoga Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Cuyahoga Community College District
Grand Rapids Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s audiovisual degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full Grand Rapids Community College Audiovisual Communications Report
With a ranking of #13, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Milwaukee Area Technical College
Parkland College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 3 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Parkland College
Owens Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Perrysburg, Ohio, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Owens Community College
College of DuPage did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #16. COD is a large school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois that handed out 5 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Belleville, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s audiovisual degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Waubonsee Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sugar Grove, Illinois that handed out 1 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Waubonsee Community College
Oakland Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Oakland Community College
With a ranking of #20, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 1 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Indiana University - Bloomington
Muskegon Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Muskegon, Michigan, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Full Muskegon Community College Audiovisual Communications Report
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Athens, Ohio, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Ohio University - Athens Campus
Prairie State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and it awarded 0 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.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Prairie State College
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