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2022 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
134 Degrees Awarded
$34,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts is the 380th most popular major in the country with 1,337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other film/video and photographic arts 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 Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree other film/video & photographic arts students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts in the New England Region

#1

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lesley University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lesley also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lesley University is $33,644 for new england region bachelor’s degree other film/video & photographic arts students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

Full Lesley Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $24,043 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts students 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.

Read full report on Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

#3

Montserrat College of Art

Beverly, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montserrat College of Art. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region. Located in Beverly, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 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 Montserrat College of Art, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montserrat College of Art is $31,313 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts students.

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#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#3 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Fairfield U is $38,869 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts students.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts at Fairfield University

#5

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree other film/video & photographic arts students 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. It costs about $43,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree other film/video & photographic arts students per year to attend Rhode Island School of Design.

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

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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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