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2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the Plains States region, there were 98 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WUSTL is $11,832 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full WUSTL Film & Video Production Report

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Charles, Missouri. It awarded 5 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $16,340 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Lindenwood University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Lindenwood University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UMKC is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 4 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMKC is $14,571 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City Film & Video Production Report

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Webster is $21,689 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Webster University

#5

Doane University

Crete, Nebraska
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Doane University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Crete, Nebraska, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

Doane Crete did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $25,399 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Doane University.

Full Doane Crete Film & Video Production Report

#6

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Minneapolis College of Art and Design ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a small school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 5 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

MCAD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $26,469 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend MCAD.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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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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