2022 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
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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 Southwest region, there were 1,089 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,081 and $27,676 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a degree 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 26 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Central New Mexico Community College is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 100 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $2,604 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #2 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 149 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k list, Pima County Community College District has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Pima Community College is $2,574 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make $0-$30k.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 73 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,562 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Arizona.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 69 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
Scottsdale Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Scottsdale Community College is $8,963 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
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With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Okmulgee, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k list, OSU Institute of Technology has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology is $4,771 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Northwest Vista College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northwest Vista College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k list, Northwest Vista College has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwest Vista College is $4,355 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a public institution located in Commerce, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - Commerce is $10,013 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 11 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,115 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend ENMU - Main Campus.
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University of Houston ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 10 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $10,203 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Sam Houston State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 4 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $10,561 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
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With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 50 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $12,037 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
Northern Arizona University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 27 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2019-2020.
NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $9,251 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 39 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $6,896 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #14. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
Texas State also took the #13 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $11,125 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make $0-$30k.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 27 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $13,242 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
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Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. Oklahoma City University is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCU, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OCU is $17,214 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make $0-$30k.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Oral Roberts University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k list, ORU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $17,078 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 19 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $16,675 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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University of Tulsa landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
University of Tulsa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,391 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Tulsa.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,094 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Institute of American Indian Arts.
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.
Grand Canyon University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this large private for-profit school awarded 55 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2019-2020.
Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,405 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Grand Canyon University.
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Houston Baptist University landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. HBU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k list, HBU has also earned the #25 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Baptist University is $19,550 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
Saint Edward’s University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 7 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Edward’s University also took the #17 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,126 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend St. Edward’s University.
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With a ranking of #24, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 20 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SMU is $26,718 for southwest region film students whose families make $0-$30k.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
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The Art Institute of Houston ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $21,248 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ai Houston.
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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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