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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Arizona

4 Ranked Colleges
355 Degrees Awarded
$11,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor's in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 17,506 people earned their degree in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the 64th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, film, video and photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $22,714 and had an average of $31,549 in loans still to pay off.

Across Arizona, there were 490 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,186 and $25,881 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 355 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,194 and $24,661 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film, video and photographic arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film, video and photographic arts 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, video and photographic arts 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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The film school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k) in Arizona

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 149 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $7,044 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for arizona bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. It costs about $9,251 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend NAU.

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#4

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Canyon University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Phoenix, Arizona, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $18,405 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Arizona For Those Making $0-$30k. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 50 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our arizona bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. It costs about $12,037 for Arizona Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.

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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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