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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$46,078 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,870 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for You

In 2020-2021, 44 degrees and certificates were awarded to film, video and photographic arts students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #73 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in District of Columbia 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.

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the best value school in District of Columbia for film, video and photographic arts students. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

The American University also made our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #3.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Howard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per year.

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Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 295
Pennsylvania 14
Maryland 29
New Jersey 7

More Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings in District of Columbia

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 3 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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