by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,307 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major” ranking, we looked at 62 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree audiovisual students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SAE Expression College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. This small school is located in Emeryville, California, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SAE Expression College Audiovisual Communications Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major. This small school is located in Arecibo, , and it awarded 91 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Art Institute of Austin. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major. The Art Institute of Austin is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 62 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #4 spot on the list. The Art Institute of Atlanta is a private for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowie State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Bowie, Maryland. It awarded 88 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Bowie State University
With a ranking of #6, SAE Institute - Nashville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this small private for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full SAE Institute - Nashville Audiovisual Communications Report
Full Sail University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 355 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Full Sail University
Columbia College Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Columbia College Chicago
Belmont University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. Belmont University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 91 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The Art Institute of Houston ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full The Art Institute of Houston Audiovisual Communications Report
North Central University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. North Central University is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 7 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 North Central University
With a ranking of #12, New England Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. Located in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s audiovisual 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. 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%.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at New England Institute of Technology
College of the Ozarks ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. Point Lookout, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Husson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. This small school is located in Bangor, Maine, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
AI Miami International University of Art and Design ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. International Fine Arts College is located in Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at AI Miami International University of Art and Design
Alabama A & M University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. Normal, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Alabama A & M University
Living Arts College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. 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 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Rowan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking, coming in at #18. Rowan is located in Glassboro, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 23 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Buffalo State did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Buffalo, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Buffalo State
The Art Institute of Dallas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. The Art Institute of Dallas is a small private for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at The Art Institute of Dallas
With a ranking of #22, Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major list. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Principia College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. Located in Elsah, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Fredonia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking, coming in at #24. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school situated in Fredonia, New York. It awarded 9 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
St John’s University - New York came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major ranking. STJ is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 36 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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