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2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$12,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor's in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,506 people earned their degree in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the 64th most popular in the United States. 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 Minnesota, there were 165 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,667 and $19,015 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 132 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,526 and $26,035 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film, video and photographic arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film, video and photographic arts programs and cost less that 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, video and photographic arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Minnesota

#1

Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carleton College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. Carleton is located in Northfield, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our minnesota bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k list, Carleton has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Carleton is $9,579 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 & Photographic Arts at Carleton

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $7,266 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UMN Twin Cities Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Olaf College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 3 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Olaf, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Olaf is $12,459 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Olaf Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Winona State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Winona State University is $12,381 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Winona State

#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saint Cloud State University is $10,688 for minnesota bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Saint Cloud State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $11,057 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Moorhead, Minnesota, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead is $12,484 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#8

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis College of Art and Design ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Minnesota For Those Making $0-$30k list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCAD, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCAD is $24,434 for Minnesota Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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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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