2022 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region
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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 Southwest region, there were 1,089 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,081 and $27,676 respectively.
This year’s “Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 28 colleges that offered 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.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the film, video and photographic arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k.
Top 26 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 100 students in 2019-2020.
CNM also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $3,429 for southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Central New Mexico Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 23 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pima County Community College District, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pima County Community College District is $3,583 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. OSU Institute of Technology is a small public school situated in Okmulgee, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,500 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend OSU Institute of Technology.
Full OSU Institute of Technology Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Out of the 28 schools in the Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #4 spot on the list. Northwest Vista College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 34 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Northwest Vista College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northwest Vista College is $5,413 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
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Out of the 28 schools in the Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 149 students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,706 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 73 students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $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.
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Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2019-2020.
ENMU - Main Campus also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. The yearly cost to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus is $9,516 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
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New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 6 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce also took the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Commerce is $13,017 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
Full Texas A&M Commerce Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 27 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k list, NAU has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k.
With a ranking of #11, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
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With a ranking of #12, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 50 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,971 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend ASU - Skysong.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k.
Texas State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k.
Grand Canyon University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Grand Canyon University is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $21,020 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
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With a ranking of #16, Oral Roberts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
ORU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend ORU is $22,248 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
With a ranking of #17, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, 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 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #18. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
University of Tulsa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,936 for southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of Tulsa.
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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Houston Baptist University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Houston Baptist University is a small school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 6 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
HBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Baptist University is $19,962 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
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With a ranking of #20, Oklahoma City University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k list, OCU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma City University is $22,306 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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 Art Institute of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #21. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Ai Houston is $22,844 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
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The Art Institute of Dallas ranked #22 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2019-2020.
The Art Institute of Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,605 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend The Art Institute of Dallas.
Full The Art Institute of Dallas Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #23, Saint Edward’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2019-2020.
St. Edward’s University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Edward’s University is $24,833 for southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k.
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University of Mary Hardin - Baylor did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #24. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Belton, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is $27,099 for Southwest Region Film students whose families make more than $110k.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts is a small school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 8 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts is $21,528 for southwest region film students whose families make more than $110k.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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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- *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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