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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$32,634 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,869 Avg Salary

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

With 295 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, film, video and photographic arts is the #75 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New York 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools

$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Graduate Center are $7,410 per year.

The Graduate Center not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York list.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$7,440 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brooklyn College are $7,440 per year.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University at Buffalo are $10,782 a year.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means The City College of New York is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCNY are $7,340 per year.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at The City College of New York Report

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 5 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 a year.

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#6

Purchase College

Purchase, NY
$8,953 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Purchase College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purchase College are $8,953 per year.

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#7

New York University

New York, NY
$56,500 Average Tuition & Fees

New York University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value film, video and photographic arts programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NYU are $56,500 a year.

NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY
$57,591 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Syracuse are $57,591 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Syracuse also is in the top 15% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York ranking.

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$62,466 Average Tuition & Fees

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $62,466 a year.

Columbia also took the #4 spot in our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York rankings.

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$50,951 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at RIT are $50,951 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, RIT also is in the top 20% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York ranking.

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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 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar 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 13 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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