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2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
197 Degrees Awarded
$9,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 6,668 people earned their degree in audiovisual communications, making the major the 145th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, audiovisual communications graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $22,392 and had an average of $24,925 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 380 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,236 and $20,799 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 197 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in audiovisual communications. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality audiovisual communications programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the audiovisual communications program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 36 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

Cincinnati State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $3,756 for great lakes region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Cincinnati State.

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#2

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 10 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

MATC also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College is $7,340 for great lakes region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Blue Ash, Ohio, and it awarded 37 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Blue Ash College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $11,883 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College.

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#4

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Illinois College landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Belleville, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

SWIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $5,506 for great lakes region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Southwestern Illinois College.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Lancaster Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lancaster, Ohio, this small public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s audiovisual students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Lancaster also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend OHIO Lancaster is $6,533 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Ohio University - Southern Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Ohio University - Southern Campus is a public institution located in Ironton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

OHIO Southern also took the #6 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OHIO Southern is $5,794 for great lakes region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

SAE Institute - Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

SAE Institute - Chicago landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SAE Institute - Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 associates’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

SAE Institute - Chicago also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $23,166 for great lakes region associate degree audiovisual students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SAE Institute - Chicago.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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