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2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
206 Degrees Awarded
$42,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,429 people earned their degree in film and video production, making the major the 113th most popular in the United States.

Across New York, there were 1,205 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 206 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film and video production. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film and video production programs and 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 and video production program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 62 degrees to qualified masters’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. 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 University in the City of New York Film & Video Production Report

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k. Syracuse University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Syracuse University

#3

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Purchase College is a public institution located in Purchase, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purchase College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Purchase College

#4

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 101 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NYU Film & Video Production Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

RIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at RIT

#6

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, School of Visual Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in New York, New York, this small private for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

SVA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. 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.

Read more about Film & Video Production at SVA

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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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