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2022 Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

5 Ranked Colleges
340 Degrees Awarded
$37,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,291 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 340 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Portland Community College

Portland, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Portland Community College is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Portland Community College also made our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Portland Community College is $8,914 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Portland Community College Film & Video Production Report

#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Academy of Art University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in San Francisco, California, this medium-sized private for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $34,145 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Academy of Art University Film & Video Production Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles also made our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for FIDM Los Angeles is $41,505 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Film & Video Production at FIDM Los Angeles

#4

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Los Angeles Film School. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k. LA Film School is a private for-profit institution located in Hollywood, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 100 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LA Film School also made our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend LA Film School is $30,793 for Far Western US Region Associate Degree Cinematography students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Los Angeles Film School

#5

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York Film Academy. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Cinematography Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. New York Film Academy is a private for-profit institution located in Burbank, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

New York Film Academy not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Film & Video Production Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $45,280 for far western us region associate degree cinematography students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend New York Film Academy.

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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at New York Film Academy

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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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