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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 730 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film / cinema / media studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film / cinema / media studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the film / cinema / media studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. CCNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at The City College of New York

#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the #2 spot on the list. Brooklyn College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Brooklyn College

#3

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Staten Island CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. CSI is a fairly large public school situated in Staten Island, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSI, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSI are $21,080.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at College of Staten Island CUNY

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

Full Columbia Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Stony Brook University is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Stony Brook University

#6

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Johns Hopkins University is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 11 masters’s film studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Johns Hopkins

#7

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia
#6 in overall quality

Howard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s film studies students in 2019-2020.

Howard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Howard

#8

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

American University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The American University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

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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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