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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
425 Degrees Awarded
$17,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 636 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,000 and $24,013 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 425 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,111 and $23,874 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 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 a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

BYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. It costs about $13,322 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree film students with aid per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 137 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Utah is $14,773 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Utah Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah Valley University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UVU is $9,159 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

Full UVU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. U of I is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 5 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also took the #5 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Idaho is $14,132 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

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#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. Montana State University is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Montana State University is $19,202 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

Full MSU Bozeman Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#6

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana

The University of Montana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. The University of Montana is located in Missoula, Montana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

UM also took the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UM is $15,246 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at The University of Montana

With a ranking of #7, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 73 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #3 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CU - Boulder is $21,680 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full CU - Boulder Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

#8

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#8 in overall quality

Boise State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Boise, Idaho, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s film degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree film students with aid list, Boise State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Boise State is $15,787 for Rocky Mountains Region Bachelor’s Degree Film students with aid.

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#9

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

University of Denver ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

DU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Denver is $32,361 for rocky mountains region bachelor’s degree film students with aid.

The low student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Denver

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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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