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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$20,063 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,966 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 20 degrees and certificates were awarded to film, video and photographic arts students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #177 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Massachusetts ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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 Massachusetts

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

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$14,200 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of Boston, Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $14,200 per year.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Massachusetts College of Art and Design Report

#3

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA
$29,550 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Lesley University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Lesley undergraduate students pay an average of $29,550 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 35
Rhode Island 5
New Hampshire 3
Vermont 7

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 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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