2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Colorado
3Colleges
96,710Bachelor's Degrees
$38,966Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for You
With 96,710 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, film, video & photographic arts is the #66 most popular major in Colorado. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the film bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Colorado ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in film. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on film schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Value Film Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Featured Film, Video & Photographic Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Colorado Boulder. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder. CU - Boulder not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Colorado list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at CU - Boulder is 4.4 years, and it costs about $39,941 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from CU - Boulder is $174,942. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Our rankings recognize University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus as the #2 school in this year's rankings. CU Anschutz is a very large public school located in the city of Denver. CU Anschutz did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Colorado list.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at CU Anschutz is 4.7 years, and it costs about $35,392 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $165,281 to get a bachelor’s degree from CU Anschutz. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
University of Denver earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. DU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Denver. DU not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Colorado list.
It takes about 4.1 years for the average student at DU to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $41,565. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from DU is about $172,079. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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).
With 96,710 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, film, video & photographic arts is the #66 most popular major in Colorado. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.8% of all the film bachelor's degrees in the country.
