2027 Best Value Film & Video Production Schools in North Carolina
[Film & Video Production](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/film-video-and-photographic-arts/film-video-production/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong film & video production education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for film & video production students.
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2027 Best Value Film & Video Production Schools in North Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in film & video production, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Film & Video Production Schools
For return on investment in film & video production, no school beat Cape Fear Community College this year. Located in the city of Wilmington, Cape Fear Community College is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $2,748 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $8,892. Film & Video Production graduates carry a median of $12,388 in student loans. Early-career film & video production graduates make about $42,889. That is a strong return on a $12,388 median debt.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts earned it the #2 place for film & video production. Located in the city of Winston Salem, University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts is a small public university. In-state tuition and fees average $9,477, while out-of-state students pay about $27,211. Typical student debt for film & video production graduates is $27,000. Soon after graduation, film & video production degree recipients from University Of North Carolina School Of The Arts generally make around $23,477. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 30%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of North Carolina At Wilmington earned it the #3 place for film & video production. Located in the city of Wilmington, University Of North Carolina At Wilmington is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $7,277 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $24,152. Students borrow a median of $22,052 to complete the film & video production program here. Early-career film & video production graduates make about $22,315. Set against $22,052 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 64%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 3 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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