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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in New York (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
206 Degrees Awarded
$42,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Getting Aid

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 Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 New York, there were 1,205 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 206 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film and video production program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york master’s degree cinematography students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in New York (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 62 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Columbia

#2

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purchase College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Purchase, New York, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s cinematography students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purchase College, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purchase College are $24,983.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Purchase College

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 18 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

RIT also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rochester Institute of Technology are $50,442.

Full Rochester Institute of Technology Film & Video Production Report

#4

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 101 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NYU Film & Video Production Report

#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #5 spot on the list. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Syracuse Film & Video Production Report

#6

School of Visual Arts

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, School of Visual Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Cinematography Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Getting Aid list. SVA is a small private for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 17 masters’s cinematography degrees in 2019-2020.

SVA also made our “Best Film & Video Production Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at SVA are $48,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SVA Film & Video Production Report

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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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