2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,210 people earned their degree in film / cinema / media studies, making the major the 145th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 284 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film / cinema / media studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film / cinema / media studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film / cinema / media studies 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 Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Washington University in St Louis Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Iowa

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#3 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Kansas

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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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