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2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,210 people earned their degree in film / cinema / media studies, making the major the 145th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 540 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in film / cinema / media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film / cinema / media studies programs, but they also 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 film / cinema / media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The film studies 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 “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree film studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 1 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree film studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, Ohio State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Ohio State

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Central Michigan University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s film studies degrees to qualified students.

OHIO Athens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at OHIO Athens

#5

Columbia College Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $2,350, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Columbia College Chicago

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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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