2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the 64th most popular major in the country with 17,506 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,837 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 70 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 4 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
BYU also took the #22 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia College Chicago are $2,350, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Saint Mary’s University are $12,612, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 70 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola Marymount University landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 39 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Loyola Marymount did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Marymount are $19,756.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hartford. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 9 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847.
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With a ranking of #6, Marywood University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s list. Marywood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marywood University are $11,438.
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University of Central Arkansas landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Regent University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. Virginia Beach, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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San Francisco State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944.
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DePaul University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 39 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a small school located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina that handed out 20 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina School of the Arts are $26,064, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 74 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Florida State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.
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With a ranking of #15, University of Utah did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s list. U of U is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 6 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at U of U are $24,695, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Utah Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
University of Kansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #16. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Montana State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #17. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Lipscomb University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. Lipscomb University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 5 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb are $18,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Iowa ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of Iowa Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
National University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 14 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at National University are $15,480.
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Temple University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #22. This small school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Massachusetts College of Art and Design Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
The University of Montana came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. The University of Montana is a medium-sized school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 6 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s list. UNLV is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 2 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNLV are $21,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Purchase College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s ranking. Purchase, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983.
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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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