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 Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California” 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.
Across California, there were 895 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,284 and $29,152 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California” ranking analyzed 58 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california audiovisual students.
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Expression College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Emeryville, California, and it awarded 63 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at SAE Expression College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Hollywood. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California. Located in Tarzana, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Columbia College Hollywood
Out of the 58 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Musicians Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. Musicians Institute is a private for-profit institution located in Hollywood, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 48 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s audiovisual degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Academy of Art University Audiovisual Communications Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Barstow Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. Barstow Community College is located in Barstow, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Barstow Community College
San Diego City College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. San Diego City College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at San Diego City College
Foothill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California ranking, coming in at #7. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 23 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Sacramento City College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California ranking. Sacramento City College is a fairly large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 22 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Sacramento City
MiraCosta College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. MiraCosta College is located in Oceanside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at MiraCosta College
Citrus College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California ranking. Glendora, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s audiovisual degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
American River College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
Full American River College Audiovisual Communications Report
Laney College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. Laney College is a medium-sized school located in Oakland, California that handed out 8 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Loyola Marymount University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California ranking, coming in at #13. Loyola Marymount University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Antelope Valley College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. Lancaster, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s audiovisual degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
Full Antelope Valley College Audiovisual Communications Report
Diablo Valley College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California ranking. Diablo Valley College is a fairly large public school situated in Pleasant Hill, California. It awarded 15 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Diablo Valley College Audiovisual Communications Report
Mt. San Jacinto College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. Mt. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public school situated in San Jacinto, California. It awarded 21 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Mt. San Jacinto College Audiovisual Communications Report
With a ranking of #17, Mendocino College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. Mendocino College is a small public school situated in Ukiah, California. It awarded 3 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Mendocino College
Los Medanos College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California ranking. Los Medanos College is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburg, California that handed out 8 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Los Medanos College
Cosumnes River College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 5 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, De Anza College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. De Anza College is a fairly large public school situated in Cupertino, California. It awarded 11 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California ranking. GCC is located in Glendale, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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 Glendale Community College
Sierra College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California ranking. Sierra College is a public institution located in Rocklin, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 46 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Monica College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. Santa Monica College is located in Santa Monica, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 33 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #24, Fresno City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. Fresno City College is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 13 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Fresno City College
Butte College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in California list. Located in Oroville, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.
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