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2023 Best Value Film Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

1 Ranked Colleges
89 Degrees Awarded
$40,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools in District of Columbia 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 in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 16,778 people earned their degree in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, film, video and photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,170 and had an average of $25,804 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 89 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,870 and $24,078 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film, video and photographic arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The film school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Film Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Film Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia film students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in District of Columbia (With Aid)

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Film Schools in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 69 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. It costs about $40,088 for district of columbia film students with aid per year to attend The American University.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, 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 85%.

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