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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$19,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 136 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film / cinema / media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film / cinema / media studies programs and 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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Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree film studies students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 72 students 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film Studies students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film Studies students with aid.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film Studies students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#4

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $20,936 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film Studies students with aid per year to attend University of Tulsa.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Full University of Tulsa Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Baptist University is $19,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film Studies students with aid.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Houston Baptist University

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UMHB is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Belton, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMHB, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $27,099 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film studies students with aid per year to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor.

Full UMHB Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

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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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