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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$22,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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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.

For this year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in film and video production. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film and video production programs and 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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $26,869 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students with aid per year to attend Washington University in St Louis.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national 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.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Washington University in St Louis

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $17,491 for plains states region bachelor’s degree cinematography students with aid per year to attend Lindenwood University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about 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 Getting Aid list. University of Missouri - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 4 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMKC is $14,643 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students with aid.

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#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 Getting Aid. Webster is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

Webster also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Webster University is $22,768 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Webster University

#5

Doane University

Crete, Nebraska
#5 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Doane University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Crete, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s cinematography degrees 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 $26,507 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students with aid per year to attend Doane University.

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#6

Minneapolis College of Art and Design

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Minneapolis College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 5 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

MCAD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design is $28,717 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cinematography students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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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