2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,213 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,258 and $33,417 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 173 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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 Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree film students.
Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Monroe Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Monroe Community College is a public institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree film students list, Monroe Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Monroe Community College is $6,830 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Suffolk County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Suffolk County Community College is a large public school situated in Selden, New York. It awarded 23 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Suffolk County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Suffolk County Community College is $5,533 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nassau Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 11 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Nassau Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $4,594 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students per year to attend Nassau Community College.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend County College of Morris. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Randolph, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
County College of Morris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $9,173 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students per year to attend County College of Morris.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luzerne County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school situated in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Luzerne County Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $7,985 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students per year to attend Luzerne County Community College.
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Fashion Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. FIT SUNY is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 13 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region associate degree film students list, FIT SUNY has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIT SUNY is $10,523 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
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Delaware County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Delaware County Community College is located in Media, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
Delaware County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware County Community College is $11,597 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students.
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Delaware College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. DCAD is a small school located in Wilmington, Delaware that handed out 6 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
DCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for DCAD is $30,910 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #9, Villa Maria College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Villa is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
Villa also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Villa Maria College is $12,243 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students.
The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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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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