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

8 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the New England 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 New England region, there were 1,484 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,350 and $24,983 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in film, video and photographic arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film, video and photographic arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Yale is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Yale

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harvard, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000.

Full Massachusetts College of Art and Design Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Hartford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in West Hartford, Connecticut. It awarded 9 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847.

Full UHart Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#5

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rhode Island School of Design landed the #5 spot on the list. Rhode Island School of Design is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, RISD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RISD are $54,890.

Full RISD Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Lesley University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Lesley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Lesley Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#7

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Sacred Heart University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 17 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Sacred Heart University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#8

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#8 in overall quality

New England College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NEC is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 2 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

NEC also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at NEC are $15,764, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New England College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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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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