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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

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Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 $48-$75k” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,399 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $14,033 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

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#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 23 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $14,250 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Texas State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $14,033 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #11 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,505 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $10,235 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus.

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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,891 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ASU - Skysong.

Full ASU - Skysong Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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 also took the #18 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,117 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus.

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#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,832 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Sam Houston State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#9

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Northern Arizona University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 27 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #10 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $12,675 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full NAU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#10

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 27 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $16,557 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#11

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Tulsa also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,396 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Tulsa.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#12

Oral Roberts University

Tulsa, Oklahoma
#7 in overall quality

Oral Roberts University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. ORU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ORU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend ORU.

Full Oral Roberts University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#13

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Grand Canyon University also took 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 $21,380 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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With a ranking of #14, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,812 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

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

Full University of Oklahoma Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#22 in overall quality

Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #15. 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k list, Institute of American Indian Arts has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is $14,549 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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#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 $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Methodist University is $31,813 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Southern Methodist University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#17

Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
#14 in overall quality

Oklahoma City University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. OCU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

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 yearly cost to attend OCU is $22,989 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 OCU 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 $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #18. HBU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

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 estimated yearly cost for HBU is $18,653 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Houston Baptist University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#19

Saint Edward's University

Austin, Texas

Saint Edward’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #19. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

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. The estimated yearly cost for St. Edward’s University is $23,929 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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The Art Institute of Houston ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k 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. It costs about $24,954 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Ai Houston.

Full Ai Houston Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#21 in overall quality

University of Mary Hardin - Baylor ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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.

UMHB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMHB is $25,008 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#20 in overall quality

The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. The Art Institute of Dallas is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

The Art Institute of Dallas also took the #20 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Dallas is $22,666 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#23

The Art Institute of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #23, The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ai San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai San Antonio also took the #24 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of San Antonio is $23,791 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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The Art Institute of Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #24. 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 made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #25. The estimated yearly cost for Ai Austin is $26,275 for southwest region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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