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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

23 Ranked Colleges
399 Degrees Awarded
$25,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 495 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,682 and $24,539 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 399 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 23 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 23 schools in the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Winona State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Winona State University is $17,656 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Winona State

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,208 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full UNL Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

Out of the 23 schools in the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 21 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Mizzou.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k list, Minnesota State Mankato has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Saint Cloud State University is a public institution located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St. Cloud State University is $14,267 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. MSU Moorhead is a medium-sized public school situated in Moorhead, Minnesota. It awarded 18 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at MSU Moorhead

#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

With a ranking of #7, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $19,145 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Iowa.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

#8

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, Missouri

University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Warrensburg, Missouri, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k list, UCM has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $13,677 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UCM.

Full UCM Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#9

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#14 in overall quality

Lindenwood University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Saint Charles, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $17,491 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Lindenwood University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#10

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #10 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UMN Twin Cities is $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#11

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 61 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KU is $18,918 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#12

University of Missouri - Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri
#19 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMKC, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Kansas City is $14,643 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

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#13

Grand View University

Des Moines, Iowa
#20 in overall quality

Grand View University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 2 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand View University also took the #20 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand View University is $19,826 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

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#14

Black Hills State University

Spearfish, South Dakota
#23 in overall quality

Black Hills State University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. BHSU is a small school located in Spearfish, South Dakota that handed out 2 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

BHSU also took the #23 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $16,641 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Black Hills State University.

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#15

Stephens College

Columbia, Missouri
#21 in overall quality

Stephens College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 5 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Stephens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Stephens is $22,337 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Stephens Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#16

Coe College

Cedar Rapids, Iowa
#15 in overall quality

Coe College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Coe also took the #15 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Coe is $19,955 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Coe College

#17

Doane University

Crete, Nebraska
#17 in overall quality

Doane University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This small school is located in Crete, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Doane Crete also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $26,507 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Doane University.

Full Doane Crete Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#18

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

St Olaf College ranked #18 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in Northfield, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

St. Olaf also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St Olaf College is $23,543 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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#19

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

With a ranking of #19, Webster University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 43 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Webster is $22,768 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.

Full Webster University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#20

Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota

Carleton College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Carleton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carleton also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $31,133 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Carleton.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Carleton Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#21

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis College of Art and Design ranked #21 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This small school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

MCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for MCAD is $28,717 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

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.

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#22

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, Missouri
#18 in overall quality

Kansas City Art Institute ranked #22 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Kansas City Art Institute is located in Kansas City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Kansas City Art Institute did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kansas City Art Institute is $30,452 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Kansas City Art Institute

#23

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WUSTL is $26,869 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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%.

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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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