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2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

13 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$37,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in film, video and photographic arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film, video and photographic arts programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

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

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)

#4 in overall quality

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

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree film students whose families make more than $110k list, U-M has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa City, Iowa is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s film degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #11 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. University of California - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 3 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Lawrence, Kansas, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#7 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UCSB is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. UC Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 2 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Santa Cruz, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Santa Cruz Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#11

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

University of Chicago landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

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#12

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s film degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

USC also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

New York University

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Film Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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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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