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2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
325 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Southeast 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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 325 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 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.

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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCSA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNCSA are $26,064.

Full University of North Carolina School of the Arts Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Florida State Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 5 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Columbia, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Regent University landed the #5 spot on the list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 33 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also took the #8 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052.

Full Regent University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

Lipscomb University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, Lipscomb has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb University are $18,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Barry University

Miami, Florida

Barry University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Barry University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

Barry University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Barry University are $17,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Barry University

Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 104 students in 2019-2020.

SCAD also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Savannah College of Art and Design are $38,975.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 11 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at U Miami

#10

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

Full Sail University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school handed out 116 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #9 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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