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2022 Best Value Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $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 the Southwest region, there were 136 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region film studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 72 ’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Film Studies students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Arizona Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 27 ’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region film studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified ’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for southwest region film studies students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#4

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Tulsa. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,936 for southwest region film studies students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Tulsa.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Tulsa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

HBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for HBU is $19,962 for southwest region film studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Houston Baptist University

University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Studies Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 2 ’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region film studies students whose families make more than $110k list, UMHB has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMHB is $27,099 for southwest region film studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at UMHB

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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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