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2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

14 Ranked Colleges
481 Degrees Awarded
$34,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $48-$75k

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 Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across California, there were 2,162 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 481 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in film and video production. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film and video production programs, but they also 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 14 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Stanford

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Diego State University is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 7 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 147 students in 2019-2020.

USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

National University

La Jolla, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. National University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at National University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

California College of the Arts

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

California College of the Arts landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at California College of the Arts, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at California College of the Arts are $53,795, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

Academy of Art University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 31 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Academy of Art University are $27,688, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#7 in overall quality

Mount Saint Mary’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSMU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSMU are $12,612.

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#9

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Loyola Marymount University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Loyola Marymount University is a medium-sized school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 39 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Marymount also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount are $19,756, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Loyola Marymount University

#11 in overall quality

John Paul the Great Catholic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. Escondido, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JPCatholic, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking.

Full JPCatholic Film & Video Production Report

#11

Chapman University

Orange, California
#4 in overall quality

Chapman University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Chapman University is located in Orange, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 47 masters’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

Chapman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman University are $35,105, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Chapman

#12

California Institute of the Arts

Valencia, California
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, California Institute of the Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. CalArts is a small school located in Valencia, California that handed out 25 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

CalArts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of the Arts are $53,466, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

Art Center College of Design

Pasadena, California
#9 in overall quality

Art Center College of Design came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Art Center College of Design, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Art Center College of Design are $49,090.

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#14

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#12 in overall quality

New York Film Academy did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #14. Burbank, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 133 students in 2019-2020.

New York Film Academy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York Film Academy are $35,457.

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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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