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2023 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Georgia (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
891 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 16,778 people earned their degree in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, film, video and photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,170 and had an average of $25,804 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 891 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,765 and $30,838 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film, video and photographic arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Georgia (With Aid)

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our georgia film students with aid list, UGA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $14,257 for Georgia Film students with aid.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 235 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our georgia film students with aid list, Georgia State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia State is $17,242 for Georgia Film students with aid.

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.

Emory also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $22,597 for georgia film students with aid per year to attend Emory.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Columbus State University
Columbus, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid. CSU is a public institution located in Columbus, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

CSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia” list. The estimated yearly cost for Columbus State University is $12,385 for Georgia Film students with aid.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, American InterContinental University - Atlanta landed the #5 spot on the list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

AIU Atlanta also made our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $14,939 for Georgia Film students with aid per year to attend American InterContinental University - Atlanta.

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The Art Institute of Atlanta ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Ai Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s film degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our georgia film students with aid list, Ai Atlanta has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta is $25,430 for georgia film students with aid.

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SAE Institute - Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

SAE Institute - Atlanta did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. SAE Institute - Atlanta is a small private for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 9 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SAE Institute - Atlanta, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia” ranking. It costs about $22,685 for Georgia Film students with aid per year to attend SAE Institute - Atlanta.

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Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film Schools in Georgia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Savannah, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 390 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.

SCAD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia” list. It costs about $44,632 for georgia film students with aid per year to attend SCAD.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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