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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Michigan

6 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$11,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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 Michigan, there were 551 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,850 and $21,762 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 92 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,205 and $16,137 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film, video and photographic arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k) in Michigan

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. Oakland Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. It awarded 12 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland Community College also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $8,342 for Michigan Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Oakland Community College.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Oakland Community College

#2

Washtenaw Community College

Ann Arbor, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washtenaw Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k. Washtenaw Community College is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 30 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Washtenaw Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $5,875 for Michigan Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Washtenaw Community College.

Full Washtenaw Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

Lansing Community College

Lansing, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lansing Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

LCC also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Lansing Community College is $8,515 for Michigan Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at LCC

#4

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Rapids Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. It costs about $12,479 for Michigan Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Grand Rapids Community College.

Full Grand Rapids Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#5

Mott Community College

Flint, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mott Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Flint, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $10,652 for Michigan Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full MCC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

Compass College of Cinematic Arts

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Compass College of Cinematic Arts ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 6 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Compass College of Cinematic Arts also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Compass College of Cinematic Arts is $23,937 for michigan associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Compass College of Cinematic Arts 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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