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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

2 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Film & Video Production is the 113th most popular major in the country with 8,429 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 256 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film and video production. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film and video production programs that also have a lower cost than 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 and video production program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UM is a medium-sized public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 6 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree cinematography students whose families make $0-$30k list, UM has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Montana are $23,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at The University of Montana

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also took the #0 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSU Bozeman Film & Video Production 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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