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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in California (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
231 Degrees Awarded
$28,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master's in California For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in film / cinema / media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film / cinema / media studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree film studies students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in California (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 74 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of California - Los Angeles

#2

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #2 spot on the list. UCSB is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 3 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCSB, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #3 spot on the list. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 4 masters’s film studies degrees 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 San Francisco State University are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at San Francisco State University

#4

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, California
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Sonoma State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SSU is a public institution located in Rohnert Park, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SSU also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SSU are $18,890.

Full SSU Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#5

National University

La Jolla, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the #5 spot on the list. National University is a fairly large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 12 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

National University also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at National University

#6

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 26 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Southern California

#7

Chapman University

Orange, California
#4 in overall quality

Chapman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Orange, California, and it awarded 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman University are $35,105.

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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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