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2022 Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k

11 Ranked Colleges
165 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Minnesota, there were 165 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,667 and $19,015 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 11 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.

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 in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Minnesota

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 36 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $8,418 for minnesota film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Olaf College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k list. St Olaf College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Olaf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Olaf is $12,276 for Minnesota Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at St. Olaf

#3

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winona State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Winona, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2019-2020.

Winona State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” list. The estimated yearly cost for Winona State is $13,606 for Minnesota Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

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#4

Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carleton College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k list. Carleton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carleton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” ranking. It costs about $9,358 for Minnesota Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Carleton.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Cloud State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St. Cloud State University is $11,274 for minnesota film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 7 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Minnesota State Mankato also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato is $11,781 for minnesota film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Minnesota State Mankato Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#7

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota
#9 in overall quality

Century College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 ’s film degrees to qualified students.

Century College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $9,441 for Minnesota Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Century College.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 18 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota film students whose families make $30-$48k list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MSU Moorhead is $12,279 for minnesota film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#9

Dakota County Technical College

Rosemount, Minnesota

With a ranking of #9, Dakota County Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k list. Dakota County Technical College is a small school located in Rosemount, Minnesota that handed out 4 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

DCTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” list. It costs about $9,186 for Minnesota Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend DCTC.

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 17 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” list. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,045 for minnesota film students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

#11

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in Minnesota For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our minnesota film students whose families make $30-$48k list, MCAD has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design is $23,848 for minnesota film students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Minneapolis College of Art and Design 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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