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

6 Ranked Colleges
636 Degrees Awarded
$23,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,429 people earned their degree in film and video production, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 671 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 636 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in film and video production. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film and video production programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film and video production program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cinematography 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 Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 41 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $15,509 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend URI.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Rhode Island Film & Video Production Report

#2

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Keene State College landed the #2 spot on the list. Keene State College is located in Keene, New Hampshire and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

Keene State also made our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Keene State is $14,717 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Keene State

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 19 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Massachusetts College of Art and Design has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design is $19,926 for new england region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 Film & Video Production Report

#4

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Vermont University landed the #4 spot on the list. Johnson, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Vermont University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $12,249 for new england region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Northern Vermont University

#5

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emerson College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 422 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Emerson, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Emerson is $39,843 for new england region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Emerson Film & Video Production Report

#6

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

Quinnipiac University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Quinnipiac University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hamden, Connecticut. It awarded 51 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Quinnipiac did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $35,655 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Quinnipiac.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Quinnipiac

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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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