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2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$25,548 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,284 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Audiovisual Communications School for You

Audiovisual Communications is the #143 most popular major in California with 396 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California to see which programs offered the best value experiences for audiovisual students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in California

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for audiovisual majors pursuing a .

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality in Audiovisual Communications

#1

SAE Expression College

Emeryville, CA
$25,672 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found SAE Expression College to be the best value school for audiovisual communications students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large suburb of Emeryville, SAE Expression College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SAE Expression College are $25,672 per year. After completing their degree, audiovisual graduates from SAE Expression College carry an average student debtload of $24,125. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $714.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA
$25,424 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Academy of Art University is a great value for audiovisual communications students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, Academy of Art University is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Academy of Art University undergraduate students pay an average of $25,424 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Audiovisual Communications Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 40
Oregon 38
Hawaii 3

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

Majors Similar to Audiovisual

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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