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2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

2 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in New York 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. 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 Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 New York, there were 2,267 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,091 and $39,241 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in film, video and photographic arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film, video and photographic arts programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree film students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) in New York

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #1 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University at Buffalo Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $48-$75k. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 2 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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