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2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
425 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Salary
Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the 64th most popular major in the country with 17,506 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 636 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,000 and $24,013 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 425 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 53 students in 2019-2020.

BYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. It costs about $12,466 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at BYU

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U of U is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 137 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for University of Utah is $14,501 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at U of U

#3

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Idaho. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $13,528 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend U of I.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 73 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Colorado Boulder is $18,979 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Utah Valley University is $9,755 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full UVU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

UM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UM is $17,049 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#7

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

Montana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 59 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman also took the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $19,616 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Montana State University.

Full MSU Bozeman Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#8

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#8 in overall quality

Boise State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Boise State also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Boise State University is $16,073 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

University of Denver did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DU is $27,530 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Denver

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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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