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2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
173 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,213 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,258 and $33,417 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 173 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,733 and $16,201 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in film, video and photographic arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film, video and photographic arts programs and 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 an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality
$12,082 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 13 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

FIT SUNY also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Fashion Institute of Technology is $12,082 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#2

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
#2 in overall quality
$9,455 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 11 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Nassau Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Nassau Community College is $9,455 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Nassau Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

Suffolk County Community College

Selden, New York
#3 in overall quality
$10,244 Average Net Price

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk County Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Selden, New York, and it awarded 23 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Suffolk County Community College also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Suffolk County Community College is $10,244 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#4

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#5 in overall quality
$11,905 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s film students in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Monroe Community College is $11,905 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#5

County College of Morris

Randolph, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality
$12,839 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend County College of Morris. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. County College of Morris is a public institution located in Randolph, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

County College of Morris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend County College of Morris is $12,839 for Middle Atlantic Region Associate Degree Film students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#6

Luzerne County Community College

Nanticoke, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality
$11,937 Average Net Price

Luzerne County Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Luzerne County Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Luzerne County Community College is $11,937 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#7

Delaware County Community College

Media, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality
$15,560 Average Net Price

Delaware County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Media, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Delaware County Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delaware County Community College is $15,560 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

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#8

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, New York
#9 in overall quality
$15,449 Average Net Price

Villa Maria College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 1 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Villa also took the #9 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Villa is $15,449 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#9

Delaware College of Art and Design

Wilmington, Delaware
#6 in overall quality
$35,141 Average Net Price

With a ranking of #9, Delaware College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. DCAD is a small school located in Wilmington, Delaware that handed out 6 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

DCAD also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DCAD is $35,141 for middle atlantic region associate degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full DCAD 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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