2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts is the 380th most popular major in the country with 1,337 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 other film/video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in other film/video and photographic arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other film/video and photographic arts 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 other film/video and photographic arts 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 Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York

#2 in overall quality

$50,505 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rochester. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 2 masters’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Boston, Massachusetts

#3 in overall quality

$24,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a public institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Massachusetts College of Art and Design also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$48,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, School of Visual Arts landed the #4 spot on the list. School of Visual Arts is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 18 masters’s other film/video and photographic arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SVA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at School of Visual Arts are $48,600.

Full School of Visual Arts Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 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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