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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (With Aid)

11 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$38,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in film / cinema / media studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film / cinema / media studies 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 film / cinema / media studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies (With Aid)

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree film studies students with aid list, UCLA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s film studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree film studies students with aid list, U-M has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

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#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. UCSB is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCSB Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s film studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UC Berkeley Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#10 in overall quality

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Iowa is a public institution located in Iowa City, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #10 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613.

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#5 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 doctorate’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also made our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#11 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Northwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s film studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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#10

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s film studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USC Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#11

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

University of Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

UChicago also took the #8 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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