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Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$47,071 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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.

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the film graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Our 2023 rankings named American Film Institute Conservatory the best value school in the Far Western US Region for film, video and photographic arts students working on their graduate certificate. American Film Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Film Institute are $63,575 per year.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value film, video and photographic arts schools in the Far Western US Region . UO is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eugene.

UO graduate students pay an average of $30,567 in tuition and fees each year.

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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

One of 9 majors within the area of study, film, video and photographic arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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