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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
354 Degrees Awarded
$11,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the 64th most popular major in the country with 17,506 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, film, video and photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $22,714 and had an average of $31,549 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,431 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,659 and $28,774 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 354 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film, video and photographic arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film, video and photographic arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film, video and photographic arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The film school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $0-$30k list, Valencia College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $4,870 for southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. MDC is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 72 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

MDC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Miami Dade College is $4,471 for southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Annandale, Virginia, and it awarded 23 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Virginia Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $8,175 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Daytona State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 39 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Daytona State College also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $7,577 for southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Daytona State College.

Full Daytona State College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#5

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baton Rouge Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BRCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baton Rouge Community College is $8,094 for southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Baton Rouge Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Atlanta came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ai Atlanta, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ai Atlanta is $21,977 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Full Sail University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Full Sail University is $27,998 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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