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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Documentary Production (Income $48-$75k)

5 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master's 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 has developed its “Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Documentary Production is the 1076th most popular major in the country with 92 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 documentary production graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in documentary production. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great documentary production programs and cost less that 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 documentary production program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree documentary production students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Documentary Production (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s documentary production students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Documentary Production Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Documentary Production at Northwestern

#2

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Documentary Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Santa Cruz Documentary Production Report

#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s documentary production degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also took the #0 spot in our “Best Documentary Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul University are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DePaul Documentary Production Report

#4

Chapman University

Orange, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chapman University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. Chapman University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 8 masters’s documentary production degrees in 2019-2020.

Chapman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Documentary Production Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman are $35,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Documentary Production at Chapman University

#5

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Film Academy. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Burbank, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s documentary production degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New York Film Academy, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Documentary Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York Film Academy are $35,457, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York Film Academy Documentary Production Report

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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