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2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$21,520 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,116 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Audiovisual Communications 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Audiovisual Communications

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI
$13,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ferris State University to be the best value school for audiovisual communications students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year. While working on their degree, audiovisual majors at Ferris accumulate an average of around $25,733 in student debt.

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$27,786 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia are $27,786 a year. The average amount in student loans that audiovisual majors at Columbia take out is $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $541, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

Vincennes University

Vincennes, IN
$15,253 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vincennes University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school located in the town of Vincennes.

Vincennes University undergraduate students pay an average of $15,253 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that audiovisual majors at Vincennes University take out is $14,257.

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#4

SAE Institute - Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend SAE Institute - Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. SAE Institute - Chicago is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

On average, audiovisual graduates from SAE Institute - Chicago take out $14,750 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $192, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Audiovisual Communications Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 45
Ohio 84
Illinois 128
Indiana 44
Wisconsin 7

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 4 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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