2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,853 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,124 and $29,674 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 3 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U-M Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

Full Northwestern University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Chicago

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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