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2022 Best Value Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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882 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest region, there were 882 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,200 and $27,307 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the audiovisual communications program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Houston Community College

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 40 degrees to qualified ’s audiovisual students in 2019-2020.

Houston Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,595 for Southwest Region Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Houston Community College.

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#2

Glendale Community College

Glendale, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Glendale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Glendale Community College is a public institution located in Glendale, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Glendale Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Glendale Community College is $10,233 for southwest region audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 43 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k list, Tarrant County College has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,048 for Southwest Region Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Tarrant County College District.

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#4

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 23 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $9,476 for southwest region audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 22 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k list, Austin Community College District has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $8,877 for southwest region audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona

Mesa Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mesa, Arizona, and it awarded 19 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesa Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,230 for Southwest Region Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Mesa Community College.

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With a ranking of #7, MediaTech Institute - Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. MediaTech Institute - Dallas is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 94 ’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MediaTech Institute - Dallas, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MediaTech Institute - Dallas is $19,003 for Southwest Region Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

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The Art Institute of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Ai Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 ’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ai Houston, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Houston is $24,954 for Southwest Region Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

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The Art Institute of Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s audiovisual degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Ai Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Audiovisual Communications Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Austin is $26,275 for Southwest Region Audiovisual students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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

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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