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2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k

12 Ranked Colleges
120 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor's in Texas For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Texas, there were 215 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,850 and $31,272 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 120 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film, video and photographic arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film, video and photographic arts programs and 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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Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k) in Texas

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #1 spot on the list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Commerce, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $13,017 for texas bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Texas A&M Commerce Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sam Houston State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for texas bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Houston Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for texas bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k list, HBU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Houston Baptist University is $19,962 for texas bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

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The Art Institute of Houston landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai Houston did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Houston is $22,844 for texas bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

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#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, The Art Institute of Dallas did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k list. The Art Institute of Dallas is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k list, The Art Institute of Dallas has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Dallas is $21,605 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

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Saint Edward’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k list, St. Edward’s University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Edward’s University is $24,833 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Saint Edward’s University

#9 in overall quality

University of Mary Hardin - Baylor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UMHB is a small school located in Belton, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UMHB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is $27,099 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

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#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $36,222 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#11

The Art Institute of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas

With a ranking of #11, The Art Institute of San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k list. The Art Institute of San Antonio is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai San Antonio not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The yearly cost to attend Ai San Antonio is $22,421 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Ai San Antonio Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

The Art Institute of Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Ai Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Austin is $24,156 for Texas Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Ai Austin 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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