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2024 Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,088 Audiovisual Degrees Awarded
$22,837 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in audiovisual communications, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #152 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,088 degrees in audiovisual communications during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Audiovisual Communications School

Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region Your choice of audiovisual communications school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for audiovisual communications schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Audiovisual Communications Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Audiovisual
Bachelor's Degrees in Audiovisual

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 Schools in the Southwest Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Audiovisual Communications in the Southwest Region

The schools below may not offer all types of audiovisual degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Audiovisual

1
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
32 Audiovisual Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Houston Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in audiovisual communications. Located in the large city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #308 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Houston Community College is a great college overall.

There were approximately 32 audiovisual communications students who graduated with this degree at Houston Community College in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX

Austin Community College District is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in audiovisual communications. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Austin. This college ranks 33rd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 22 audiovisual communications students who graduated with this degree at Austin Community College District in the most recent data year.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
119 Audiovisual Degrees Awarded
21.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat MediaTech Institute - Dallas if you want to pursue a degree in audiovisual communications. Located in the suburb of Dallas, MediaTech Institute - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

There were approximately 119 audiovisual communications students who graduated with this degree at MediaTech Institute - Dallas in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the audiovisual program make around $21,865 for their early career.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
38 Audiovisual Degrees Awarded
13.2% Growth in Graduates

MediaTech Institute - Houston is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in audiovisual communications. MediaTech Institute - Houston is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

There were about 38 audiovisual communications students who graduated with this degree at MediaTech Institute - Houston in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the audiovisual program make around $21,865 in their early career salary.

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El Centro College
Dallas, TX
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In TX

El Centro College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Dallas. This college ranks 18th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 14 audiovisual communications students who graduated with this degree at El Centro College in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$25,953 Median Starting Salary
$45,722 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Dallas, The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were roughly 1 audiovisual communications students who graduated with this degree at The Art Institute of Dallas in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the audiovisual communications program at The Art Institute of Dallas make $3,117 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$22,404 Median Starting Salary
$40,075 Median Student Debt

Ai Houston is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

There were roughly 3 audiovisual communications students who graduated with this degree at Ai Houston in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the audiovisual program earn around $22,404 for their early career.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$22,404 Median Starting Salary
$40,075 Median Student Debt

Located in the town of Bastrop, Ai Austin is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

There were approximately 7 audiovisual communications students who graduated with this degree at Ai Austin in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the audiovisual program earn an average of $22,404 in their early career salary.

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Best Audiovisual Communications Colleges by State

Explore the best audiovisual communications schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 210
Arizona 287 43
Oklahoma 257 6
New Mexico 219 1

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One of 3 majors within the Communications Technologies & Support area of study, Audiovisual Communications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Audiovisual Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Recording Arts Technology/Technician 824
Radio & Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician 134
Photographic & Film/Video Technology/Technician & Assistant 99
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other 31

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Communications 959
Communications Technology 23
Other Communication Technology 6

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