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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 Southeast region, there were 1,801 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film and video production program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#2 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 23 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$26,064 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UNCSA is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 20 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCSA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina School of the Arts are $26,064, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNCSA Film & Video Production Report

#3

University of Central Arkansas

Conway, Arkansas

#5 in overall quality

$11,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 5 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at University of Central Arkansas

#4

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$18,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Lipscomb University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lipscomb also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Lipscomb

#5

Savannah College of Art and Design

Savannah, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$38,975 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #5 spot on the list. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 75 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at SCAD

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

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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