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2023 Best Audiovisual Communications Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

2 Ranked Colleges
1,027 Degrees Awarded
$37,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Audiovisual

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans 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 “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Audiovisual” 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 Far Western US region, there were 1,027 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,508 and $28,233 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Audiovisual” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in audiovisual communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great audiovisual communications programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the audiovisual communications program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Audiovisual

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region vets studying audiovisual.

Top 2 Best Audiovisual Communications Colleges for Veterans in the Far Western US Region

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Academy of Art University
San Francisco, California

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Audiovisual that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #1 spot on the list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 16 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Academy of Art University, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Academy of Art University supports 8,928 students, and 1,287 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,016 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,275. On top of their other funding sources, 257 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Academy of Art University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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

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SAE Expression College
Emeryville, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SAE Expression College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Far Western US Region for Audiovisual list. SAE Expression College is located in Emeryville, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

SAE Expression College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 182 students enrolled at SAE Expression College, 47 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 36 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,314. During this same period, 12 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SAE Expression College]](/colleges/expression-college-for-digital-arts/student-life/veterans/)

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