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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in California

6 Ranked Colleges
231 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $75-$110k

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 California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across California, there were 1,709 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 231 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film / cinema / media studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree film studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 74 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCSB is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 3 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sonoma State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k. SSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Rohnert Park, California. It awarded 6 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SSU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sonoma State University are $18,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 26 degrees to qualified masters’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Chapman University

Orange, California
#4 in overall quality

Chapman University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $75-$110k list. Chapman University is a medium-sized school located in Orange, California that handed out 4 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Chapman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman University are $35,105, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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