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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 541 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in audiovisual communications. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their audiovisual communications program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #1 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at The Art Institute of Atlanta
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Institute - Nashville landed the #2 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 6 students 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 more about Audiovisual Communications at SAE Institute - Nashville
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region list. 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
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Belmont University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region. Belmont University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at International Fine Arts College
Alabama A & M University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region list. AAMU is a public institution located in Normal, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Alabama A & M University
Living Arts College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Savannah College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Savannah, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Savannah College of Art and Design
Bethel University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region list. McKenzie, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s audiovisual degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Elon University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Elon, North Carolina, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Elon University
Johnson University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Johnson University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 bachelors’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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