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

5 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$16,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor's in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

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 Vermont, there were 83 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,300 and $24,749 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 65 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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, video and photographic arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Vermont

#1

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k list. Middlebury College is located in Middlebury, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Middlebury also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middlebury is $8,616 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

UVM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” list. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $12,715 for vermont bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full University of Vermont Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k list. Northern Vermont University is a small school located in Johnson, Vermont that handed out 4 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northern Vermont University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Vermont University is $12,249 for Vermont Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Bennington College

Bennington, Vermont
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bennington College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Bennington, Vermont, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Bennington also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bennington is $22,730 for vermont bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Bennington

#5

Champlain College

Burlington, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Champlain College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in Vermont For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Champlain also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Vermont” ranking. It costs about $27,736 for vermont bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Champlain College.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full Champlain Film, Video & Photographic Arts 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%.

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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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