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2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

50 Colleges
$15,738 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,273 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Audiovisual Communications School for You

Audiovisual Communications is the #156 most popular major in the country with 6,229 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for audiovisual students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in the United States

Check out the audiovisual programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Audiovisual Communications Schools

$5,010 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northeast Community College the best value school in the United States for audiovisual communications students. Northeast is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Norfolk.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeast are $5,010 per year. On average, audiovisual graduates from Northeast take out $12,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN
$5,741 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 50 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hennepin Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,741 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA
$6,480 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa Western Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools list. Located in the small city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Iowa Western Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,480 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that audiovisual majors at Iowa Western Community College take out is $12,000.

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$4,826 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Western Iowa Tech Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best audiovisual communications schools in the United States. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sioux City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,826 a year. The average amount in student loans that audiovisual majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College take out is $10,825.

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$4,284 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bossier Parish Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools list. Located in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 a year. The average amount in student loans that audiovisual majors at Bossier Parish Community College take out is $14,900.

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With a ranking of #6, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for audiovisual communications students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Audiovisual Communications Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$8,050 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for audiovisual communications students. BMCC is a large public school located in the city of New York.

BMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,050 in tuition and fees each year.

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$5,460 Average Tuition & Fees

Houston Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools ranking. Houston Community College is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

Houston Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,460 in tuition and fees each year. On average, audiovisual graduates from Houston Community College take out $25,563 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$7,665 Average Tuition & Fees

Guilford Technical Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value audiovisual communications programs. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guilford Technical Community College are $7,665 per year. The average amount in student loans that audiovisual majors at Guilford Technical Community College take out is $37,625.

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$19,845 Average Tuition & Fees

Institute of Production and Recording came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools ranking. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Institute of Production and Recording is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Institute of Production and Recording are $19,845 a year. The average amount in student loans that audiovisual majors at Institute of Production and Recording take out is $13,995. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $362, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Audiovisual Communications by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Audiovisual Communications is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Joalpe.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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