2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for You
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #106 most popular major in the country with 1,704 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges.
Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools
Our analysis found Columbia College Chicago to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Columbia are $27,786 a year.
Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.
Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.
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The excellent programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC are $27,111 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U-M are $55,097 a year.
U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIC are $30,370 a year.
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value film, video and photographic arts programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio State are $35,019 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northwestern are $60,768 per year.
Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
Cranbrook Academy of Art ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Carnbrook Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State
Explore the best film, video and photographic arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 9 |
| Illinois | 67 |
| Ohio | 22 |
| Wisconsin | 0 |
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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 10 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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