2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that 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.
Across the Southeast region, there were 3,431 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,659 and $28,774 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 354 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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 Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree film students with aid.
Top 7 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Valencia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 50 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
Valencia College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $5,205 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students with aid.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami Dade College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Miami Dade College is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 72 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MDC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MDC is $4,842 for southeast region associate degree film students with aid.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Virginia Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Northern Virginia Community College is a public institution located in Annandale, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Northern Virginia Community College also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Virginia Community College is $10,005 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students with aid.
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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Daytona State College landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 39 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Daytona State College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Daytona State College is $8,789 for southeast region associate degree film students with aid.
Full Daytona State College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baton Rouge Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Baton Rouge Community College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
BRCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Baton Rouge Community College is $9,111 for southeast region associate degree film students with aid.
Full Baton Rouge Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
The Art Institute of Atlanta ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. The Art Institute of Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 9 associates’s film degrees in 2019-2020.
Ai Atlanta also took the #6 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ai Atlanta is $23,051 for southeast region associate degree film students with aid.
Full Sail University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 68 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Full Sail University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $27,524 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Film students with aid per year to attend Full Sail University.
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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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