Audiovisual Communications is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #152 out of the 363 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in audiovisual communications during the 2020-2021 academic year.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on audiovisual communications students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other audiovisual communications students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for audiovisual communications to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
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.
More Ways to Rank Audiovisual Communications Schools
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Audiovisual Communications Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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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.
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The Art Institute of Dallas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in audiovisual communications. The Art Institute of Dallas is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Dallas.
Bachelor's recipients from the audiovisual communications program at The Art Institute of Dallas get $2,366 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
The Art Institute of Houston is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in audiovisual communications. Located in the large city of Houston, Ai Houston is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the audiovisual program state that they receive average early career income of $22,404.
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in audiovisual communications needs to take a look at The Art Institute of Austin. Ai Austin is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the distant town of Bastrop.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the audiovisual program report average early career income of $22,404.
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).
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