2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production
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Film & Video Production is the 113th most popular major in the country with 8,429 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,268 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 120 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 30 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also made our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s. Wilmington University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Castle, Delaware. It awarded 15 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Wilmington University is $14,683 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students.
Out of the 120 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 39 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,376 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students per year to attend University of Central Arkansas.
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Out of the 120 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #4 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.
The yearly cost to attend Lindenwood University is $17,491 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Lindenwood University
Out of the 120 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the #5 spot on the list. UNCSA is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 71 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree cinematography students list, UNCSA has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNCSA is $13,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. ENMU - Main Campus is a public institution located in Portales, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,516 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.
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Grand Canyon University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 55 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,020 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students per year to attend Grand Canyon University.
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University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 121 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend SIUC is $16,945 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 85 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNCW is $19,055 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, SUNY Oswego did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,665 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students per year to attend SUNY Oswego.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Fredonia ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Fredonia is located in Fredonia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend SUNY Fredonia is $14,824 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Purchase College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Purchase College is $18,326 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Institute of American Indian Arts is $12,607 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students.
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.
Fashion Institute of Technology came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fashion Institute of Technology is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree cinematography students list, FIT SUNY has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fashion Institute of Technology is $10,523 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Fashion Institute of Technology
With a ranking of #16, Brooklyn College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 101 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Brooklyn College is $2,683 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bob Jones University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Bob Jones University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greenville, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bob Jones University is $12,923 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 86%.
With a ranking of #18, Northern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,453 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students per year to attend Northern Michigan University.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Northern Michigan University
California State University - Sacramento came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. California State University - Sacramento is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,979 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students per year to attend Sac State.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
John Paul the Great Catholic University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. JPCatholic is a small school located in Escondido, California that handed out 60 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
JPCatholic did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for John Paul the Great Catholic University is $29,749 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Cleveland State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 37 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Cleveland State University is $17,278 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students.
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Huntington University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Huntington, Indiana, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $22,869 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students per year to attend Huntington University.
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Montana State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 59 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,202 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students per year to attend MSU Bozeman.
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Middle Tennessee State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 68 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for bachelor’s degree cinematography students.
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Binghamton University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Binghamton University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $19,353 for Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students per year to attend Binghamton University.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Binghamton University
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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%.
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- *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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