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

6 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$16,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Film & Video Production is the 113th most popular major in the country with 8,429 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 98 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film and video production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film and video production programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WUSTL is $6,248 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 94%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full WUSTL Film & Video Production Report

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also made our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $13,918 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Lindenwood University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Lindenwood University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 4 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also made our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,553 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Read more about Film & Video Production at UMKC

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Webster has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $20,081 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Webster.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Webster

#5

Doane University

Crete, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Crete, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Doane Crete, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Doane University is $23,349 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Doane University Film & Video Production Report

#6

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MCAD also made our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Minneapolis College of Art and Design is $23,848 for Plains States 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.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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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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