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2022 Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

6 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 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 Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the film and video production program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 5 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make more than $110k list, Lindenwood University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,491 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make more than $110k 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%.

Full Lindenwood University Film & Video Production Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMKC is $14,643 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make more than $110k.

Full UMKC Film & Video Production Report

#3

Doane University

Crete, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Doane University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Crete, Nebraska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 1 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. It costs about $26,507 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Doane University.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Doane Crete

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make more than $110k list, Webster has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Webster University is $22,768 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Webster

#5

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. MCAD is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s cinematography 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 MCAD is $28,717 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make more than $110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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

#6

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees 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. It costs about $26,869 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend WUSTL.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at WUSTL

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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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