2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, film, video and photographic arts was ranked #106 in the country. In fact 1,704 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for film students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for film majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Mount Saint Mary’s University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for film, video and photographic arts students. MSMU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
MSMU undergraduate students pay an average of $45,388 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at National University are $13,320 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola Marymount University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount are $53,051 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.
UC Berkeley also made our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sonoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
SSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,868 in tuition and fees each year.
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Academy of Art 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. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Academy of Art University are $25,424 a year.
With a ranking of #7, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population.
UCSB undergraduate students pay an average of $44,171 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSB also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCLA are $43,012 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
San Francisco State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value film, video and photographic arts programs. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year.
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best film, video and photographic arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 773 |
| Washington | 6 |
| Oregon | 6 |
| Nevada | 3 |
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts Related Majors for Film
One of 9 majors within the area of study, film, video and photographic arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Film
| 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 22 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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