2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,119 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 46 colleges that offer 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.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Southeast Region
Out of the 46 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.
Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Florida State
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 39 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students.
Out of the 46 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.
UNCSA also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,885 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students per year to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 46 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 129 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #13 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Central Florida
Out of the 46 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harding University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Searcy, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Harding also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #22. The estimated yearly cost for Harding University is $19,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Full Harding University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
University of North Carolina at Wilmington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 85 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
UNCW also took the #15 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Carolina at Wilmington is $19,055 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full University of North Carolina at Wilmington Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Freed-Hardeman University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Henderson, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Freed-Hardeman University is $16,703 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students.
Bob Jones University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Greenville, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Bob Jones University is $12,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Bob Jones University
University of Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $13,649 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Georgia
Union University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Union is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Jackson, Tennessee. It awarded 2 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree film students list, Union has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Union is $28,249 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 68 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #12, Miami Dade College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Miami Dade College is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MDC is $4,842 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
John Brown University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. John Brown University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree film students list, JBU has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,963 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students per year to attend John Brown University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, 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 86%.
AI Miami International University of Art and Design ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. AI Miami International University of Art and Design is a small private for-profit school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 22 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend International Fine Arts College is $20,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students.
Georgia State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 217 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.
Georgia State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia State University is $13,953 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Georgia State
With a ranking of #16, Liberty University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Liberty University is $28,903 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students.
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The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. The Art Institute of Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 23 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Atlanta is $23,051 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students.
Full The Art Institute of Atlanta Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #18, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 8 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students per year to attend Louisiana State University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $12,487 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students per year to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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University of South Carolina - Columbia ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. UofSC is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 87 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree film students list, UofSC has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,509 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students per year to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Southern Adventist University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Southern Adventist University is a small school located in Collegedale, Tennessee that handed out 11 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Adventist University is $22,661 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students.
Full Southern Adventist Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #21, The University of Tampa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
UT also took the #23 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Tampa is $30,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Virginia Commonwealth University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 69 students in 2019-2020.
VCU also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $22,021 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students per year to attend VCU.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Palm Beach Atlantic University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. West Palm Beach, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $25,887 for southeast region bachelor’s degree film students per year to attend Palm Beach Atlantic University.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Palm Beach Atlantic
Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. Clemson University is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 9 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Clemson University is $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
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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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- *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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