2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Southeast Region
38
Colleges
1,336,634
Bachelor's Degrees
$30,521
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for You
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #42 most popular major in the country with 5,415,716 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. Of those degrees, 1,336,634 went to students in the Southeast region of the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 38 colleges that offer a bachelor's in film. When talking about the 'best value', we do not simply mean those with the lowest price. For this ranking, we are identifying those film schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
When calculating average cost, we take tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other related expenses into account. We then subtract the average financial aid award. The is meant to give you an idea of how much money you'll need to pay out-of-pocket through loans, external scholarships, or other methods. Your cost may be different from the average one, depending on your income and other factors.
One Size Does Not Fit All
The film 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 the Best Value Film Schools.
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.
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2024 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the film programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.
Top 10 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools
Florida State University earned the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Florida State also made our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.
At Florida State, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $27,060. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Florida State be around $113,652. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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University of Central Arkansas earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. UCA is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Conway.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at UCA to complete their degree, and it costs about $18,595 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UCA is about $82,562. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Central Florida. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population. UCF did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list.
The average student at UCF graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $26,362. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UCF is $118,102. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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University of North Carolina at Wilmington earned the #4 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.
It takes the average student at UNCW about 4.2 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $29,163. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UNCW is $123,651. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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University of North Carolina School of the Arts comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UNCSA is a small public school located in the midsize city of Winston Salem. UNCSA did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list.
It takes the average student at UNCSA about 4.1 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $27,030. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UNCSA is about $109,742. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize Lee University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Cleveland, Lee University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average student at Lee University graduates in less than 4.3 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $21,787. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Lee University is $94,556. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Georgia. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population. UGA not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region list.
It takes the average student at UGA about 4.3 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $31,403. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UGA is $134,091. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Freed-Hardeman University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. FHU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Henderson.
At FHU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $21,307. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from FHU is about $88,424. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Miami Dade College comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia earned the #10 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public school with a fairly large student population. UofSC also took the #4 spot in our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UofSC is 4.2 years, and it costs about $39,667 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UofSC is $165,808. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
