Audiovisual Communications isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #152 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of audiovisual communications. Combined, these schools handed out 101 bachelor's degrees in audiovisual communications to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to audiovisual communications students as compared to other majors.
Major Demand - The number of audiovisual communications students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt audiovisual communications students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized audiovisual communications related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for audiovisual communications students working on their bachelor's degree.
The audiovisual school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York.
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Featured Audiovisual Communications Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
With an online bachelor's degree in communication you'll have the opportunity to pursue a multitude of career options. From journalism and social media, to public relations, advertising and mass media, earning your BA in communication will allow you to strategize and communicate your ideas.
Explore the digital frontier as it relates to today's communications strategies with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
It's difficult to beat St John's University - New York if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in audiovisual communications. STJ is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Queens.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the audiovisual program report average early career wages of $24,949.
Buffalo State is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in audiovisual communications. Located in the city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Soon after graduation, audiovisual bachelor's recipients typically earn around $26,612 in their early careers.
It is difficult to beat LIU Post if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in audiovisual communications. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Brookville.
After graduating, audiovisual bachelor's recipients usually make an average of $25,436 in the first five years of their career.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).