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2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
133 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 1,801 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 133 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in film and video production. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film and video production programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film and video production 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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The cinematography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

UNCSA also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina School of the Arts are $26,064, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at UNCSA

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree cinematography students whose families make $30-$48k list, Florida State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Florida State

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648.

Full University of Central Arkansas Film & Video Production Report

#4

Lipscomb University

Nashville, Tennessee
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Lipscomb is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

Lipscomb also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lipscomb University are $18,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Lipscomb University

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah College of Art and Design. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s cinematography degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.

SCAD also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SCAD are $38,975.

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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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