2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Far Western US Region
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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 Far Western US region, there were 5,094 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,973 and $38,643 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 599 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region.
Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #1 spot on the list. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
SRJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SRJC is $5,782 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Film students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
Portland Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Portland Community College is $8,914 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Film students.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Academy of Art University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 29 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Academy of Art University also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,145 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Film students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Hollywood. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Tarzana, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 63 students in 2019-2020.
Columbia College Hollywood also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Columbia College Hollywood is $31,339 for far western us region associate degree film students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 12 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
FIDM Los Angeles also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $41,505 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Film students per year to attend FIDM Los Angeles.
New York Film Academy ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region list. Burbank, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
New York Film Academy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for New York Film Academy is $45,280 for far western us region associate degree film 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%. 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.
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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%.
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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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