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2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

46 Ranked Colleges
2,119 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 17,506 people earned their degree in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the 64th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 3,431 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,659 and $28,774 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,119 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a degree in film, video and photographic arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film, video and photographic arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Out of the 46 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 71 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

UNCSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNCSA is $13,885 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

Florida 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 Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State University is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Florida State

Out of the 46 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #3 spot on the list. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 129 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #13 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UCF Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 49 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Miami Dade College is $4,842 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at MDC

#5

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 15 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid per year to attend UGA.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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 more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Georgia

#6

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#18 in overall quality

Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 68 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

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

#7

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Emory University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Emory also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $23,734 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid per year to attend Emory University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Emory

#8

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 217 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid per year to attend Georgia State.

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

University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 12 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,487 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid per year to attend UL Lafayette.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at UL Lafayette

#10

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 85 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid list, UNCW has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $19,055 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

#11

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

Vanderbilt University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 15 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Vanderbilt University is $19,432 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Vanderbilt Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

University of Central Arkansas ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

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

#13

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

George Mason University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 45 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. It costs about $21,048 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid per year to attend George Mason University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at GMU

#14

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

VCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Commonwealth University is $22,021 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Full VCU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#15

Bob Jones University

Greenville, South Carolina

Bob Jones University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Bob Jones University is $12,923 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Bob Jones University

#16

Freed-Hardeman University

Henderson, Tennessee

With a ranking of #16, Freed-Hardeman University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Henderson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $16,703 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid per year to attend FHU.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Freed-Hardeman University

#17

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Clemson University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Clemson University is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid per year to attend Clemson.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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 Clemson University

#14 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid per year to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

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

Full Louisiana State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#19

Hollins University

Roanoke, Virginia
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #19, Hollins University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Hollins University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Hollins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hollins is $20,603 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

The low 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%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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

#20

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Columbia, South Carolina, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid list, UofSC has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Carolina - Columbia is $20,509 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of South Carolina - Columbia

#21

Harding University

Searcy, Arkansas
#22 in overall quality

Harding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Harding also took the #22 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harding is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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

#22

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, Arkansas

John Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #22. John Brown University is located in Siloam Springs, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

JBU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,963 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid per year to attend John Brown University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, 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 86%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at JBU

#23

Belhaven University

Jackson, Mississippi

Belhaven University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Jackson, Mississippi, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Belhaven is $17,439 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Belhaven University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. International Fine Arts College is a private for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for AI Miami International University of Art and Design is $20,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

Full International Fine Arts College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#25

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

Loyola University New Orleans came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Loyola New Orleans is $21,486 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Loyola University New Orleans

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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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