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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
161 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 635 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 161 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k list, CNM has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $5,676 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Central New Mexico Community College

#2

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 23 associates’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pima County Community College District, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pima Community College is $5,659 for southwest region associate degree cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Pima County Community College District

#3

Northwest Vista College

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwest Vista College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

Northwest Vista College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,596 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Northwest Vista College.

Full Northwest Vista College Film & Video Production Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Dallas landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

The Art Institute of Dallas also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The Art Institute of Dallas is $22,666 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full The Art Institute of Dallas Film & Video Production Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts is a private for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KD Conservatory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts is $25,441 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Film & Video Production at KD Conservatory

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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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