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2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York

11 Ranked Colleges
374 Degrees Awarded
$38,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Master's in New York

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in New York” ranking - to help you make that 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.

Across New York, there were 2,267 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,091 and $39,241 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 374 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in film, video and photographic arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film, video and photographic arts programs, but they also cost less that 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 Master’s in New York

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree film students.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in New York

#1

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purchase College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purchase College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

The City College of New York

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 18 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in Brooklyn, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College also took the #9 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

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#5

New York University

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 101 degrees to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree film students list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 82 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Rochester Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

The New School

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, The New School did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

New School University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#7 in overall quality

University of Rochester landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree film students list, University of Rochester has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#11

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York

With a ranking of #11, School of Visual Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 91 students in 2019-2020.

SVA also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at SVA are $48,600, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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