2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate 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.
The Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the United States to see which undergraduate certificate 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hennepin Technical College the best value school in the United States for audiovisual communications students working on their undergraduate certificate. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Hennepin Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bossier Parish Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public college 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.
Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,826 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Houston Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value audiovisual communications schools in the United States. Houston Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Austin, Austin Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year.
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SAE Expression College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Emeryville, SAE Expression College is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SAE Expression College are $25,672 a year.
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SAE Institute - Nashville ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Nashville, SAE Institute - Nashville is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
SAE Institute - Nashville undergraduate students pay an average of $33,199 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, audiovisual graduates from SAE Institute - Nashville carry an average student debtload of $12,376. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $175, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Tempe, CRAS is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
On average, audiovisual graduates from CRAS take out $12,701 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $169.
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SAE Institute - Miami came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools ranking. SAE Institute - Miami is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Miami Beach.
After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, audiovisual graduates from SAE Institute - Miami carry an average student debtload of $12,376. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $175, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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SAE Institute - New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate audiovisual communications programs. SAE Institute - New York is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, audiovisual majors at SAE Institute - New York accumulate an average of around $12,376 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $175, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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).
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