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

8 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Film/Cinema/Media Studies is the 145th most popular major in the country with 5,210 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 730 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film / cinema / media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree film studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 20 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 11 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Johns Hopkins University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#3

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

CCNY also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at The City College of New York

#4

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified masters’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952.

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#5

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Staten Island CUNY. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Staten Island, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

CSI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSI are $21,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

American University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524.

Full American University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#7 in overall quality

Stony Brook University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 7 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Stony Brook University

#8

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Howard University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224.

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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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