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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Documentary Production (Income $30-$48k)

5 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 92 people earned their degree in documentary production, making the major the 1076th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 documentary production graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in documentary production. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great documentary production programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the documentary production program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree documentary production students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Documentary Production (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s documentary production degrees to qualified students.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Documentary Production Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s documentary production degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree documentary production students whose families make $30-$48k list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Documentary Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s documentary production degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DePaul, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Documentary Production Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

Read more about Documentary Production at DePaul University

#4

Chapman University

Orange, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Chapman University landed the #4 spot on the list. Chapman University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 8 masters’s documentary production degrees in 2019-2020.

Chapman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Documentary Production Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Chapman University are $35,105.

Full Chapman University Documentary Production Report

#5

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Film Academy. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Documentary Production Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. New York Film Academy is a private for-profit institution located in Burbank, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New York Film Academy also made our “Best Documentary Production Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York Film Academy are $35,457, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York Film Academy Documentary Production Report

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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