2026 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools
[Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/film-video-and-photographic-arts/film-video-and-photographic-arts-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other film/video & photographic arts education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 50 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value other film/video & photographic arts schools.
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2026 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the United States
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in other film/video & photographic arts, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools
University Of Southern California earned the #1 spot for value among other film/video & photographic arts schools in the United States. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of Southern California is a very large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $71,647. Typical student debt for other film/video & photographic arts graduates is $21,687. Early-career other film/video & photographic arts graduates make about $26,843. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 10%.
Students looking for strong value in other film/video & photographic arts will find it at Full Sail University, which ranked #2. Set in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $26,906. Other Film/video & Photographic Arts graduates carry a median of $27,343 in student loans. Other Film/video & Photographic Arts graduates of Full Sail University earn a median of $21,973 early in their careers. Set against $27,343 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at School Of Visual Arts earned it the #3 place for other film/video & photographic arts. School Of Visual Arts is a mid-sized private for-profit school located in the city of New York. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $51,400. Typical student debt for other film/video & photographic arts graduates is $27,000. Early-career other film/video & photographic arts graduates make about $33,463. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 93%.
Other Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Degree Levels
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 50 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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