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2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
599 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Far Western US region, there were 5,094 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,973 and $38,643 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 599 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Rosa Junior College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. SRJC is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Rosa, California. It awarded 11 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k list, SRJC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SRJC is $9,366 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#2

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Portland Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Portland Community College is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 16 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k list, Portland Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Portland Community College is $12,438 for far western us region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Portland Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

Columbia College Hollywood

Tarzana, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Hollywood. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Tarzana, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia College Hollywood did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia College Hollywood is $31,953 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #4 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k list, Academy of Art University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $36,626 for far western us region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Academy of Art University.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Academy of Art University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is $45,466 for far western us region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full FIDM Los Angeles Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, California

Los Angeles Film School came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Los Angeles Film School is a medium-sized school located in Hollywood, California that handed out 100 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

LA Film School also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Los Angeles Film School is $33,686 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full LA Film School Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#7

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#7 in overall quality

New York Film Academy landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Burbank, California, and it awarded 8 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

New York Film Academy also took the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New York Film Academy is $50,710 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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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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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