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2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

13 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$37,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree 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 Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree film students with aid.

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCLA Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s film degrees to qualified students.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at U-M

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 4 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of California - Santa Barbara

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree film students with aid list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Full University at Buffalo Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 2 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Iowa Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree film students with aid list, Pitt has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Pitt

#8

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#13 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s film degrees to qualified students.

UC Santa Cruz not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Kansas

#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s film degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#12

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

University of Chicago ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Chicago Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#13

New York University

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

New York University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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