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2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$27,786 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,463 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Audiovisual Communications School for You

In 2020-2021, 128 degrees and certificates were awarded to audiovisual communications students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #146 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Audiovisual Communications Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Audiovisual Communications

$27,786 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College Chicago the best value school in Illinois for audiovisual communications students. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Columbia undergraduate students pay an average of $27,786 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Audiovisual majors at Columbia take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $541.

Full Audiovisual Communications at Columbia College Chicago Report

#2

SAE Institute - Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, SAE Institute - Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, SAE Institute - Chicago is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, audiovisual majors at SAE Institute - Chicago accumulate an average of around $14,750 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $192.

Full Audiovisual Communications at SAE Institute - Chicago Report

Best Value Audiovisual Communications Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Audiovisual Communications Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 45
Ohio 84
Indiana 44
Wisconsin 7

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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