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

10 Ranked Colleges
325 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 325 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 10 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.

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 Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’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
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree film students with aid list, UNCSA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina School of the Arts are $26,064, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Carolina School of the Arts Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Florida State University is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3

Regent University

Virginia Beach, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 33 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Regent not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Regent University

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.

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

#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 2 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofSC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UofSC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

Barry University

Miami, Florida

With a ranking of #6, Barry University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Barry University, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Barry University are $17,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Lipscomb University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Nashville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree film students with aid list, Lipscomb has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#2 in overall quality

University of Miami did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This fairly large school is located in Coral Gables, Florida, and it awarded 11 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U Miami, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Miami are $40,220, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida

Full Sail University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 116 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Full Sail University are $19,468, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Full Sail University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 104 degrees to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Savannah College of Art and Design Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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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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