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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in New York (With Aid)

12 Ranked Colleges
374 Degrees Awarded
$36,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” 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 New York, there were 2,267 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,091 and $39,241 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 374 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in New York (With Aid)

#1

The City College of New York

New York, New York

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

CCNY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CCNY Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brooklyn College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Staten Island CUNY. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. CSI is a fairly large public school situated in Staten Island, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

CSI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSI are $21,080, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 82 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 7 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stony Brook University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Purchase College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Purchase College is a small school located in Purchase, New York that handed out 4 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Purchase College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983.

Full Purchase College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#5 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 20 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RIT, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#7 in overall quality

University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 4 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree film students with aid list, University of Rochester has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

New York University

New York, New York

New York University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 101 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree film students with aid list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” 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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#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #10. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

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#11

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York

School of Visual Arts ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 91 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SVA, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SVA are $48,600.

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#12

The New School

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

The New School ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. The New School is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 15 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at New School University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The New School are $47,642, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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