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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
134 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,337 people earned their degree in other film/video and photographic arts, making the major the 380th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 144 other film/video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 134 other film/video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other film/video and photographic arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other film/video and photographic arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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 other film/video and photographic arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts students in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $19,926 for new england region bachelor’s degree other film/video & photographic arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Massachusetts College of Art and Design Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairfield University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Fairfield, Connecticut. It awarded 6 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U also made our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Fairfield University is $28,553 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree other film/video & photographic arts students whose families make $30-$48k list, RISD has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rhode Island School of Design is $34,704 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Full RISD Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lesley, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lesley is $30,430 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.

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#5

Montserrat College of Art

Beverly, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montserrat College of Art. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Montserrat College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution located in Beverly, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montserrat College of Art did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $26,644 for new england region bachelor’s degree other film/video & photographic arts students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Montserrat College of Art.

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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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