2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Middle Atlantic Region
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In 2019-2020, 8,429 people earned their degree in film and video production, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,650 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 249 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 9 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
Temple also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purchase College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Purchase College is a small school located in Purchase, New York that handed out 4 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purchase College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.
The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 101 masters’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #5 spot on the list. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 62 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
Columbia also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.
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With a ranking of #7, Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
MICA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MICA are $49,190, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 18 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442.
With a ranking of #9, School of Visual Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. School of Visual Arts is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 17 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.
SVA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at School of Visual Arts are $48,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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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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