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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$37,066 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree 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 Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the film doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley also claimed a spot on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of California - Berkeley Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 15% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 a year.

UCSB excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $26,178 per year.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 per year.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for film, video and photographic arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northwestern also is in the top 1% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $50,464 in tuition and fees each year.

U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Pitt graduate students pay an average of $42,024 in tuition and fees each year.

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

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 11 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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