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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
173 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

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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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,213 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,258 and $33,417 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 173 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Fashion Institute of Technology is $10,523 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full FIT SUNY Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nassau Community College is $4,594 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Nassau Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 23 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Suffolk County Community College

#4

County College of Morris

Randolph, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend County College of Morris. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. This medium-sized school is located in Randolph, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at County College of Morris, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend County College of Morris is $9,173 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at County College of Morris

#5

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make more than $110k list, Monroe Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $6,830 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Monroe Community College.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Monroe Community College

#6

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Luzerne County Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Nanticoke, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Luzerne County Community College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $7,985 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Luzerne County Community College.

Full Luzerne County Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Delaware County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Delaware County Community College is located in Media, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

Delaware County Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,597 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Delaware County Community College.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Delaware County Community College

#8

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, New York
#9 in overall quality

Villa Maria College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Villa Maria College is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 1 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Villa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $12,243 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Villa Maria College.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Villa Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#9

Delaware College of Art and Design

Wilmington, Delaware
#6 in overall quality

Delaware College of Art and Design came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Delaware College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wilmington, Delaware. It awarded 6 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

DCAD also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $30,910 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend DCAD.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Delaware College of Art and Design 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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