2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States 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 Plains States region, there were 495 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,682 and $24,539 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 399 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer 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.
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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Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Winona State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Winona 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 Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Winona State University is $17,656 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Minnesota State Mankato also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Moorhead landed the #3 spot on the list. Minnesota State University - Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree film students list, MSU Moorhead has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MSU Moorhead is $16,893 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Saint Cloud State University is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 14 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
St. Cloud State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,267 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students per year to attend St. Cloud State University.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.
Lindenwood University also took the #14 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,491 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students per year to attend Lindenwood University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Missouri landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Central Missouri is a medium-sized public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 6 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
UCM also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #22. The yearly cost to attend UCM is $13,677 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
With a ranking of #7, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNL, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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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Black Hills State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. BHSU is a small public school situated in Spearfish, South Dakota. It awarded 2 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
BHSU also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #23. It costs about $16,641 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students per year to attend Black Hills State University.
University of Kansas ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree film students list, KU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend KU is $18,918 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Stephens College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 5 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stephens, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephens College is $22,337 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students.
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With a ranking of #12, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMN Twin Cities, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Iowa landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa is $19,145 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Webster University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 43 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree film students list, Webster has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Webster is $22,768 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #15. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $14,643 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students per year to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City.
Grand View University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Grand View University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 2 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Grand View University also took the #20 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand View University is $19,826 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
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With a ranking of #17, Doane University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Doane Crete is located in Crete, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree film students list, Doane Crete has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Doane University is $26,507 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
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Minneapolis College of Art and Design landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree film students list, MCAD has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $28,717 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students per year to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
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.
Kansas City Art Institute came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree film students list, Kansas City Art Institute has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kansas City Art Institute is $30,452 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students.
The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #20, Coe College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 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.
Coe also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Coe is $19,955 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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St Olaf College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at St. Olaf, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for St Olaf College is $23,543 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Washington University in St Louis landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $26,869 for plains states region bachelor’s degree film students per year to attend WUSTL.
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 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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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Carleton College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Carleton College is a small school located in Northfield, Minnesota that handed out 28 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carleton, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $31,133 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students per year to attend Carleton.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, 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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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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