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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) in California

6 Ranked Colleges
583 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Salary
Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

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 an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 California, there were 4,639 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,855 and $40,424 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 583 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,451 and $19,634 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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 an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california associate degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) in California

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #1 spot on the list. SRJC is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Rosa, California. It awarded 11 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

SRJC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SRJC is $8,027 for California Associate Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#2

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Academy of Art University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 29 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Academy of Art University also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Academy of Art University is $38,617 for california associate degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#3

Columbia College Hollywood

Tarzana, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Hollywood landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia College Hollywood is located in Tarzana, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.

Columbia College Hollywood also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $31,140 for California Associate Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Columbia College Hollywood.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 12 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

FIDM Los Angeles also took the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIDM Los Angeles is $42,720 for california associate degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles

#5

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Film School landed the #5 spot on the list. LA Film School is a medium-sized school located in Hollywood, California that handed out 100 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

LA Film School not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” list. The yearly cost to attend Los Angeles Film School is $31,795 for California Associate Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#6

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
#6 in overall quality

New York Film Academy did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school situated in Burbank, California. It awarded 8 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

New York Film Academy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in California” list. The estimated yearly cost for New York Film Academy is $47,592 for California Associate Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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