2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for You
In 2020-2021, 1,704 people earned a degree or certificate in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the #106 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools ranking. This report analyzed 82 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for film students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges.
Top 15% Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia College Chicago the best value school in the United States for film, video and photographic arts students. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $27,786 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools list. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools list.
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Out of the 82 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSMU are $45,388 per year.
MSMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
National University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,320 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 82 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 5 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Graduate Center are $15,360 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Graduate Center also is in the top 5% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools ranking.
Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Atlantic University College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of Guaynabo, Atlantic University College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Atlantic University College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,510 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. UCA is a large public school located in the city of Conway.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCA are $16,433 per year.
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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
FDU undergraduate students pay an average of $40,054 in tuition and fees each year.
Loyola Marymount University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount are $53,051 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Loyola Marymount also is in the top 15% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools ranking.
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Regent University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools ranking. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Virginia Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Regent are $18,820 a year.
University of California - Berkeley came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.
UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools list.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 13 | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 14 | Sonoma State University | Rohnert Park, CA |
| 15 | Lipscomb University | Nashville, TN |
| 16 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts by Region
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Majors Related to Film
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Music | 7,675 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 3,224 |
| Design & Applied Arts | 1,979 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | 1,699 |
| Arts & Media Management | 1,184 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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