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2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$23,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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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Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s cinematography degrees 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. It costs about $25,505 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend WUSTL.

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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Washington University in St Louis 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Lindenwood University also made our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Lindenwood University is $19,268 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #3 spot on the list. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students whose families make $75-$110k list, UMKC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City is $17,241 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UMKC Film & Video Production Report

#4

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

Webster did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Webster University is $24,584 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $75-$110k.

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 full report on Film & Video Production at Webster

#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 $75-$110k list. Doane University is a small school located in Crete, Nebraska that handed out 1 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Doane Crete also made our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $28,311 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Doane University.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Doane Crete

#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 $75-$110k list. MCAD 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. The estimated yearly cost for MCAD is $27,772 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students whose families make $75-$110k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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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