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2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
19 Degrees Awarded
$32,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 California, there were 4,639 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,855 and $40,424 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

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

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s film degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of California - Berkeley

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 4 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #4 spot on the list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s film degrees to qualified students.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

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#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in California For Those Making $48-$75k. University of California - Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at UC Santa Cruz

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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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