2023 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts
276
Ranked Colleges
16,778
Degrees Awarded
$13,100
Avg Net Price*
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 16,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, film, video and photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,170 and had an average of $25,804 in loans still to pay off.
This year’s “Best Value Film Schools” ranking analyzed 276 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.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film, video and photographic arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Film Schools
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Film Schools list. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,474 for Film students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools. Scottsdale Community College is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 72 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Scottsdale Community College is $11,088 for film students.
Full Scottsdale Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valencia College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Valencia College is $5,354 for film students.
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Out of the 276 schools in the Best Value Film Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, this medium-sized public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $10,397 for Film students.
Full Century College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Out of the 276 schools in the Best Value Film Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Minneapolis Community and Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College is $12,908 for film students.
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Winona State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools ranking. Winona State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Winona, Minnesota. It awarded 9 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Winona State is $17,634 for Film students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Metropolitan Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 23 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $4,315 for Film students per year to attend MCC.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Grand Valley State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools ranking. Grand Valley State University is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for GVSU is $17,356 for Film students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Full Grand Valley State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Northern Virginia Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools ranking. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school awarded 41 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Northern Virginia Community College is $9,452 for film students.
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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Best Value Film Schools ranking. Located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for UW - Whitewater is $14,417 for Film students.
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Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Best Value Film Schools ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 73 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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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San Francisco State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools ranking. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 247 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
On top of its placing in this ranking, SFSU also did well on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $14,459 for film students per year to attend San Francisco State University.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full San Francisco State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Hunter College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools list. Located in New York, New York, this large public school handed out 46 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Hunter College is $2,158 for Film students.
The undergrad 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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Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Film Schools ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 35 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $20,371 for Film students per year to attend Western Michigan University.
Full Western Michigan University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Regent University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Value Film Schools ranking. Regent University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 42 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $24,888 for Film students per year to attend Regent.
Full Regent University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #16, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Film Schools list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
On top of its placing in this ranking, Florida State also did well on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,946 for film students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #17, Community College of Aurora did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Film Schools list. This medium-sized school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 53 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $7,509 for film students per year to attend Community College of Aurora.
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University of Central Arkansas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools ranking. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend University of Central Arkansas is $16,554 for film students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Film Schools ranking, coming in at #19. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 25 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $16,718 for film students per year to attend Missouri State University - Springfield.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Wilmington University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Best Value Film Schools ranking. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $15,186 for Film students per year to attend Wilmington University.
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With a ranking of #21, University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Film Schools list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 95 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for UNCW is $19,136 for film students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Florida came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 144 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $8,618 for film students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Central Florida Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #23, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Film Schools list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for OHIO Athens is $23,831 for film students.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools ranking. Milwaukee Area Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Milwaukee Area Technical College is $8,721 for film students.
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California State University - Long Beach landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Best Value Film Schools ranking. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 178 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend California State University - Long Beach is $10,054 for Film students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full California State University - Long Beach Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
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