2022 Best Value Film Schools in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Film Schools in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Washington, there were 181 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,300 and $24,250 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Film Schools in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 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 in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k.
Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) in Washington
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 in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $9,694 for Washington Film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus.
The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
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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 in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k. EWU is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 18 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
EWU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington” ranking. It costs about $12,856 for Washington Film students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend EWU.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Schools in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Washington University is $15,744 for washington film students whose families make $48-$75k.
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Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Film Schools in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Whitman College landed the #4 spot on the list. Whitman is a small school located in Walla Walla, Washington that handed out 14 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Whitman also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Whitman College is $26,974 for Washington Film students whose families make $48-$75k.
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 student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seattle University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 26 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seattle U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Seattle U is $31,620 for washington film students whose families make $48-$75k.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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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Cornish College of the Arts landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools in Washington For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Cornish College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 8 ’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Cornish College of the Arts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington” list. The yearly cost to attend Cornish College of the Arts is $37,575 for Washington Film students whose families make $48-$75k.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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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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