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2023 Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 16,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, film, video and photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,170 and had an average of $25,804 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 653 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,882 and $20,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The film school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Provo, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 53 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brigham Young University - Provo is $15,777 for rocky mountains region film students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at BYU

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 126 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for U of U is $15,746 for Rocky Mountains Region Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Utah Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Aurora landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 53 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

CCA also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $12,758 for rocky mountains region film students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend CCA.

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

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Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah Valley University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 57 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

UVU also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Utah Valley University is $12,446 for Rocky Mountains Region Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UVU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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University of Idaho
Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.

U of I also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for U of I is $17,652 for rocky mountains region film students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

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

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The University of Montana
Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UM is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s film degrees to qualified students.

UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Montana is $16,939 for Rocky Mountains Region Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at The University of Montana

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Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 ’s film degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Montana State University is $21,940 for rocky mountains region film students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at MSU Bozeman

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 101 students in 2020-2021.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Boulder is $25,326 for Rocky Mountains Region Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at CU - Boulder

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Boise State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Boise State is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 18 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boise State, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Boise State University is $18,867 for Rocky Mountains Region Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Boise State University

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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado

University of Denver landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Film Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 13 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

DU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Denver is $31,039 for rocky mountains region film students whose families make $75-$110k.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

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