Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
325 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 325 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 10 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.

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.

More Ways to Rank Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Florida State

#2

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a small public school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 20 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UNCSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina School of the Arts are $26,064, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree film students whose families make $75-$110k list, UCA has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Central Arkansas Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 2 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree film students whose families make $75-$110k list, UofSC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160.

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

#5

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Lipscomb University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree film students whose families make $75-$110k list, Lipscomb has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb University are $18,000.

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

#6

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Regent University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It awarded 33 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent also took the #8 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#7

Barry University

Miami, Florida

Barry University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Barry University is a medium-sized school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 1 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Barry University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Barry University are $17,910.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Barry University

Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 104 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Savannah College of Art and Design Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#9

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 11 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at U Miami

#10

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

Full Sail University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Full Sail University is located in Winter Park, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 116 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Full Sail University

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Featured Photography / Film Studies Schools

Find Schools Near You