Audiovisual Communications at American University

If you plan to study audiovisual communications, take a look at what American University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 audiovisual majors received their bachelor's degree from The American University.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Audiovisual Communications section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Audiovisual Communications Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Audiovisual
• Master’s Degree in Audiovisual

The American University Audiovisual Communications Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the audiovisual progam at The American University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The audiovisual major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Audiovisual Communications. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools	2
Best Value Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Focused Audiovisual Communications Schools	144

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in audiovisual from The American University. This makes it the #2 most popular school for audiovisual master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of The American University Audiovisual Graduates

The median salary of audiovisual students who receive their bachelor's degree at The American University is $26,863. This is 5% higher than $25,695, which is the national average for all audiovisual bachelor's degree recipients.

Audiovisual Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the audiovisual majors at American University.

The American University Audiovisual Communications Bachelor’s Program

The audiovisual program at The American University awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women. The typical audiovisual bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% women. So female students are more repesented at The American University since its program graduates 16% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in audiovisual at The American University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in audiovisual.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The American University Audiovisual Communications Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 audiovisual majors earned their master's degree from The American University. Of these graduates, 86% were men and 14% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in audiovisual.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

The American University also has a doctoral program available in audiovisual. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Audiovisual Grads May Go Into

A degree in audiovisual can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Audio and Video Equipment Technicians	900	$65,090
Broadcast Technicians	660	$81,150
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators	420	$77,770
Film and Video Editors	240	$69,410
Sound Engineering Technicians	60	$79,410

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

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