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2024 Best Value Film Schools in Arizona

7 Ranked Colleges
487 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools in Arizona

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Film Schools in Arizona” ranking.

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 & 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.

Across Arizona, there were 487 film, video & photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,891 and $26,308 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools in Arizona” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in film, video & photographic arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film, video & photographic arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film, video & photographic arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Film Schools in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools in Arizona.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Arizona

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Scottsdale Community College
Scottsdale, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Scottsdale Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools in Arizona. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school awarded 72 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.

Scottsdale Community College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Arizona” ranking. It costs about $11,088 for Arizona Film students per year to attend Scottsdale Community College.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2024 Best Value Film Schools in Arizona list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 154 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $13,107 for Arizona Film students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools in Arizona. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Arizona” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $13,358 for Arizona Film students.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools in Arizona. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 73 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Skysong, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Arizona” ranking.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Value Film Schools in Arizona list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $14,308 for Arizona Film students per year to attend NAU.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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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Pima Community College
Tucson, Arizona

Pima Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools in Arizona ranking. Pima County Community College District is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pima County Community College District is $3,846 for arizona film students.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools in Arizona list. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 62 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Grand Canyon University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Arizona” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $20,585 for arizona film students.

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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