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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)

288 Ranked Colleges
11,965 Degrees Awarded
$17,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $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.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11,965 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 288 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k. Florida State University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Florida State also claimed a top spot on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend Florida State University is $9,789 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Florida State University

#2

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA is also in the top of our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend UGA is $13,649 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.

Full UGA Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

Hunter College

New York, New York

Out of the 288 schools in the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #3 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $2,490 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Hunter College.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.

Full Hunter Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

Fashion Institute of Technology

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for FIT SUNY is $10,523 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU also claimed a top spot on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,322 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend BYU.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Brigham Young University - Provo

#6

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 101 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Brooklyn College is $2,683 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

With a ranking of #7, University of Utah did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 137 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for U of U is $14,773 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

With a ranking of #8, University of Central Florida did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 129 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $10,274 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at UCF

Top 20% in overall quality

California State University - Long Beach ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school handed out 184 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on this list, CSULB is in the top on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for CSULB is $9,622 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full CSULB Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Purdue also claimed a top spot on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue is $13,986 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#11

Winona State University

Winona, Minnesota
Top 15% in overall quality

Winona State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Winona State is a medium-sized school located in Winona, Minnesota that handed out 8 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on this list, Winona State is in the top on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. It costs about $17,656 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Winona State.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#12

Queens College

Queens, New York

Queens College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Queens College is a public institution located in Queens, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Queens College is $3,067 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full QC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#13

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

Whitewater, Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #13. UW - Whitewater is a public institution located in Whitewater, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UW - Whitewater is $15,249 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

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#14

The City College of New York

New York, New York

With a ranking of #14, The City College of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for The City College of New York is $2,385 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

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#15

Miami Dade College

Miami, Florida

Miami Dade College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. MDC is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 49 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for MDC is $4,842 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

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#16

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

With a ranking of #16, University of North Carolina School of the Arts did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNCSA is also in the top of our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts is $13,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 North Carolina School of the Arts

With a ranking of #17, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $11,706 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Arizona State University - Tempe

#18

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

With a ranking of #18, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 74 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k list, U-M has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is $15,336 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full U-M Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#19

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #19. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 68 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $12,464 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Nevada - Las Vegas is $11,424 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

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#21

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #21 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 73 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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Top 25% in overall quality

University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #22 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $17,208 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 85%.

Full University of Nebraska - Lincoln Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#23

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks is $10,333 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Alaska Fairbanks

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #24. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 21 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Mizzou is also in the top of our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for Bachelor’s Degree Film students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Mizzou Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

Minnesota State University - Mankato did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #25. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Minnesota State Mankato is $16,221 for bachelor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Minnesota State University - Mankato

Rest of the Best 44 in Best Vallue Film Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making Over $110k

Not only did these schools make the top 44 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

#26

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, Minnesota
#28

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia
#30

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#31

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York
#33

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#38

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, New York
#39

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#42

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#43

University of Southern Maine

Portland, Maine
#44

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

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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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