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2023 Best Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

5 Colleges
$19,432 Avg Salary
$11,263 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, audiovisual communications was ranked #156 in the country. In fact 6,229 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Audiovisual Communications

Our 2023 rankings named Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences the best school in the Southwest Region for audiovisual communications students working on their undergraduate certificate. CRAS is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Tempe.

Audiovisual majors at CRAS take out an average of $12,701 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $169.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MediaTech Institute - Dallas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, MediaTech Institute - Dallas is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, audiovisual graduates from MediaTech Institute - Dallas take out $19,062 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at MediaTech Institute - Houston helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best audiovisual communications schools in the Southwest Region . MediaTech Institute - Houston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, audiovisual majors at MediaTech Institute - Houston accumulate an average of around $19,062 in student debt.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Audiovisual Communications Colleges by State

Explore the best audiovisual communications colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 210
Arizona 43
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 1

One of 3 majors within the area of study, audiovisual communications has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Graphic Communications 7,518
Communications Technology 915
Other Communication Technology 164

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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