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

8 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor's in Missouri 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Missouri, there were 121 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,600 and $31,140 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 116 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,837 and $25,380 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in film, video and photographic arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film, video and photographic arts 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, video and photographic arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WUSTL is $5,273 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at WUSTL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 21 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mizzou has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $10,940 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $14,388 for missouri bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Lindenwood University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. UCM is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCM has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Central Missouri is $10,608 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at UCM

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 4 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMKC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $12,065 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UMKC.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Webster University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Webster University is $18,661 for missouri bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Webster University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#7

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri
#7 in overall quality

Stephens College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 5 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our missouri bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k list, Stephens has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stephens is $17,210 for Missouri Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Stephens Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#8

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
#5 in overall quality

Kansas City Art Institute ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kansas City Art Institute is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kansas City Art Institute, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. It costs about $26,393 for missouri bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kansas City Art Institute.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Kansas City Art Institute Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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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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