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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 1,484 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,350 and $24,983 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

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 in the New England Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the New England Region

#1

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

UHart also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UHart Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. 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.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

#3

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lesley University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region. Lesley is a small school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lesley, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley are $19,050.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Lesley

#4

New England College

Henniker, New Hampshire
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New England College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

NEC also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at NEC are $15,764, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacred Heart University landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 17 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Sacred Heart, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart are $34,806.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Sacred Heart University

#6

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

With a ranking of #6, Yale University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Yale Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Harvard University

#8

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Rhode Island School of Design landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 6 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree film students list, RISD has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island School of Design are $54,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rhode Island School of Design Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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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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