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2023 Most Focused Colleges for Audiovisual Communications in the Plains States Region

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Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region” 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 the Plains States region, there were 233 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,105 and $17,202 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 21 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.

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Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 21 Most Focused Colleges for Audiovisual Communications in the Plains States Region

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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of Production and Recording landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 35 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Institute of Production and Recording

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North Central University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Central University landed the #2 spot on the list. North Central University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at North Central University

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College of the Ozarks
Point Lookout, Missouri

Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Ozarks landed the #3 spot on the list. College of the Ozarks is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Point Lookout, Missouri. It awarded 9 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Full College of the Ozarks Audiovisual Communications Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region. MSU Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at MSU Moorhead

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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Haskell Indian Nations University landed the #5 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s audiovisual degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Full Haskell Indian Nations University Audiovisual Communications Report

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Northeast Community College
Norfolk, Nebraska

Northeast Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region list. Northeast is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 31 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Northeast Community College

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Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, Iowa

Iowa Western Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Western Community College is located in Council Bluffs, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Iowa Western Community College

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With a ranking of #8, Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

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Kansas City Kansas Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Kansas City, Kansas, this small public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Kansas City Kansas Community College

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Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota

Hennepin Technical College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

Full Hennepin Technical College Audiovisual Communications Report

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Marshalltown Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Marshalltown, Iowa, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Marshalltown Community College

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Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #12. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Sioux City, Iowa. It awarded 13 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Western Iowa Tech Community College

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Iowa Central Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It awarded 5 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Iowa Central Community College

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Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, Kansas

Hutchinson Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Hutchinson, Kansas, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Hutchinson Community College

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Webster University

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Bismarck State College
Bismarck, North Dakota

With a ranking of #16, Bismarck State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region list. Bismarck State College is a small school located in Bismarck, North Dakota that handed out 4 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at BSC

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Mineral Area College
Park Hills, Missouri

Mineral Area College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Park Hills, Missouri, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at MAC

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s audiovisual degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Minnesota State Mankato

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Ridgewater College
Willmar, Minnesota

Ridgewater College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Willmar, Minnesota, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Ridgewater College

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Evangel University
Springfield, Missouri

Evangel University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 0 ’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 Evangel University

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Dodge City Community College
Dodge City, Kansas

With a ranking of #19, Dodge City Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Audiovisual Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Dodge City, Kansas, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at Dodge City Community College

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