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2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$8,025 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$19,432 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate certificate programs for audiovisual students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Audiovisual Communications Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Audiovisual Communications

Our analysis found Houston Community College to be the best value school for audiovisual communications students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, Houston Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Houston Community College are $5,460 a year.

Full Audiovisual Communications at Houston Community College Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the # 2 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Austin Community College District are $10,590 per year.

Full Audiovisual Communications at Austin Community College District Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MediaTech Institute - Dallas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, MediaTech Institute - Dallas is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, audiovisual graduates from MediaTech Institute - Dallas take out $19,062 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, MediaTech Institute - Houston landed the # 3 spot on the list. MediaTech Institute - Houston is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, audiovisual majors at MediaTech Institute - Houston accumulate an average of around $19,062 in student debt.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at MediaTech Institute - Houston

Out of the 5 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences landed the # 3 spot on the list. CRAS is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Audiovisual majors at CRAS take out an average of $12,701 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $169.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences

Best Audiovisual Communications Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 210
Arizona 43
Oklahoma 6
New Mexico 1

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 5 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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