2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 District of Columbia, there were 31 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $21,875 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent audiovisual communications programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The audiovisual school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k”.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in District of Columbia

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s audiovisual students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at The American University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $48-$75k)

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

Footnotes

• *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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