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

7 Ranked Colleges
354 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 the Southeast region, there were 3,431 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,659 and $28,774 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 354 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Valencia College is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Valencia College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $5,369 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. MDC is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 72 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MDC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Miami Dade College is $5,290 for southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is a large school located in Annandale, Virginia that handed out 23 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Northern Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $8,818 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Northern Virginia Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Daytona State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Daytona Beach, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 39 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

Daytona State College also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Daytona State College is $8,549 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#5

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baton Rouge Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 4 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BRCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baton Rouge Community College is $8,876 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#6

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

Ai Atlanta also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta is $23,167 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Full Sail University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 68 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Full Sail University is $25,622 for Southeast 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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