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2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
115 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

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 for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 115 audiovisual communications graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in audiovisual communications. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great audiovisual communications programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the audiovisual communications program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Audiovisual Communications (With Aid)

#1

New York Institute of Technology

Old Westbury, New York
#2 in overall quality
$25,460 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$41,565 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Old Westbury, New York, and it awarded 47 masters’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYIT, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYIT are $25,460, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#5 in overall quality
$23,479 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$25,967 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, LIU Post landed the #2 spot on the list. LIU Post is located in Brookville, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s audiovisual degrees to qualified students.

LIU Post also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality
$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 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” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at The American University

#4

Belmont University

Nashville, Tennessee
$24,260 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Belmont University landed the #4 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s audiovisual degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Belmont also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Belmont are $24,260.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Belmont

#5

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality
$27,688 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 16 masters’s audiovisual degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Audiovisual Communications at Academy of Art University

#6

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, Georgia
#4 in overall quality
$38,975 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$30,771 Average Early-Career Earnings

Savannah College of Art and Design came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Audiovisual Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s audiovisual students in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Audiovisual Communications Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Audiovisual Communications at SCAD

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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