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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$36,554 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,916 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brooklyn College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.

Brooklyn College graduate students pay an average of $20,952 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The American University graduate students pay an average of $38,456 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The American University also is in the top 20% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value film, video and photographic arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.

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#5

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

Out of the 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Jersey City.

NJCU graduate students pay an average of $24,304 in tuition and fees each year.

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The City College of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for film, video and photographic arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CCNY graduate students pay an average of $20,832 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

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

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Syracuse also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

SUNY Stony Brook graduate students pay an average of $25,628 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 colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 295
Pennsylvania 14
Maryland 29
New Jersey 7
District of Columbia 44

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 18 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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