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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
117 Degrees Awarded
$5,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,853 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,124 and $29,674 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 117 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

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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Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oakland Community College is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

Oakland Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $1,614 for great lakes region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washtenaw Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Washtenaw Community College is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Washtenaw Community College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Washtenaw Community College is $1,562 for great lakes region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cuyahoga Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Cuyahoga Community College District is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cuyahoga Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $4,996 for great lakes region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Cuyahoga Community College District.

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#4

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Rapids Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Grand Rapids Community College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

Grand Rapids Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand Rapids Community College is $7,267 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lansing Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. LCC is a fairly large school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 15 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

LCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend LCC is $4,509 for great lakes region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

Milwaukee Area Technical College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

MATC also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Milwaukee Area Technical College is $8,353 for great lakes region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Mott Community College

Flint, Michigan

Mott Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. MCC is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 19 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $7,332 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#8

Hocking College

Nelsonville, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Hocking College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Hocking Technical College is located in Nelsonville, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

Hocking Technical College also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Hocking College is $11,116 for great lakes region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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