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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

24 Ranked Colleges
614 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 614 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 24 colleges that offer 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 73 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,466 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arizona.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Arizona Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas A&M Commerce has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $10,580 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, UH has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston is $9,925 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UH Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#18 in overall quality

Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

ENMU - Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,219 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

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#6

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 27 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, NAU has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $9,799 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $12,292 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 50 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $12,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #17 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $7,006 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#9

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

SHSU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Sam Houston State University is $11,634 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#10

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ORU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ORU is $20,104 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full ORU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#11

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $14,458 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 19 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #9 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,285 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#22 in overall quality

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Institute of American Indian Arts is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 7 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Institute of American Indian Arts, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,767 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.

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.

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#14

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 55 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $18,704 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#15

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Oklahoma City University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OCU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OCU is $19,034 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Oklahoma City University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #16. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $27,331 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#17

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

University of Tulsa landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 10 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Tulsa is $16,983 for southwest region bachelor’s 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. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

Full University of Tulsa Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#18

Houston Baptist University

Houston, Texas
#19 in overall quality

Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

HBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Houston Baptist University is $17,593 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#19

Saint Edward's University

Austin, Texas

With a ranking of #19, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

St. Edward’s University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,024 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St. Edward’s University.

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#21 in overall quality

University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMHB, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is $23,959 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, The Art Institute of Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, The Art Institute of Dallas has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $22,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The Art Institute of Dallas.

Full The Art Institute of Dallas Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

With a ranking of #22, The Art Institute of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Ai Houston is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, Ai Houston has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Houston is $21,747 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#23

The Art Institute of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #23. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, Ai San Antonio has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of San Antonio is $22,788 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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With a ranking of #24, The Art Institute of Austin did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Ai Austin also took the #25 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Austin is $22,824 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s 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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