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2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
173 Degrees Awarded
$9,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,213 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,258 and $33,417 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 173 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

Nassau Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $3,837 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Nassau Community College.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, Suffolk County Community College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $4,371 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Suffolk County Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fashion Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FIT SUNY is $9,399 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monroe Community College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $6,492 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Monroe Community College.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Monroe Community College

#5

County College of Morris

Randolph, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, County College of Morris landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Randolph, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

County College of Morris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $7,173 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend County College of Morris.

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#6

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Luzerne County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Nanticoke, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Luzerne County Community College, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $6,978 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Luzerne County Community College.

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#8 in overall quality

Delaware County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Delaware County Community College is a medium-sized school located in Media, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Delaware County Community College also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware County Community College is $10,584 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#8

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, New York
#9 in overall quality

Villa Maria College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Villa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $10,843 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Villa.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Villa

#9

Delaware College of Art and Design

Wilmington, Delaware
#6 in overall quality

Delaware College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Wilmington, Delaware, and it awarded 6 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, DCAD has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DCAD is $28,250 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at DCAD

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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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