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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

7 Ranked Colleges
354 Degrees Awarded
$21,229 Avg Salary
Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $48-$75k” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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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Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $7,650 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Valencia College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#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 $48-$75k. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 72 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

MDC also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend MDC is $6,704 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Miami Dade College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Virginia Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

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. It costs about $10,980 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northern Virginia Community College.

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#4

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, Florida

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Daytona State College landed the #4 spot on the list. Daytona State College is a fairly large school located in Daytona Beach, Florida that handed out 39 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Daytona State College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Daytona State College is $11,010 for southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

Baton Rouge Community College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Baton Rouge Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

BRCC also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Baton Rouge Community College is $11,377 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

The Art Institute of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Atlanta landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 9 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ai Atlanta, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $24,960 for southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ai Atlanta.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at The Art Institute of Atlanta

#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 $48-$75k ranking. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 68 students in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $27,044 for southeast region associate degree film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Full Sail University.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Full Sail University

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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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