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2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

7 Ranked Colleges
71 Degrees Awarded
$35,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Film Schools for a Master's in the New England 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 has developed its “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 the New England region, there were 1,484 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,350 and $24,983 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 71 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film, video and photographic arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree film students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 13 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

Full Yale Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Harvard

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts College of Art and Design are $24,000, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hartford. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 9 masters’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UHart also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hartford are $14,847, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UHart Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#5

Lesley University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lesley University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s film students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree film students whose families make $75-$110k list, Lesley has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lesley University are $19,050.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Lesley University

#6

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Rhode Island School of Design did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Rhode Island School of Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RISD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rhode Island School of Design are $54,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at RISD

#7

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Sacred Heart University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Fairfield, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

Sacred Heart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sacred Heart University are $34,806, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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