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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

6 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor's in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Washington, there were 181 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,300 and $24,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 155 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in film, video and photographic arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film, video and photographic arts 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, video and photographic arts 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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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 Washington For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Washington

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 33 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. The yearly cost to attend UW Seattle is $7,467 for washington bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Cheney, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, EWU has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $8,821 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Eastern Washington University.

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#3

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k. Central Washington University is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, CWU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Central Washington University is $11,423 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Whitman College

Walla Walla, Washington

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitman College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Walla Walla, Washington, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our washington bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k list, Whitman has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Whitman is $23,487 for washington bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the #5 spot on the list. Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Seattle U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $27,256 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Seattle U.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#6

Cornish College of the Arts

Seattle, Washington
#5 in overall quality

Cornish College of the Arts came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Cornish College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 8 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornish College of the Arts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $37,012 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Cornish College of the Arts.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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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