2021 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region
6Colleges
1,224Bachelor's Degrees
$39,967Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in film. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality film, video & photographic arts programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the film, video & photographic arts program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Featured Film, Video & Photographic Arts Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Emerson College has taken the #1 spot in this year's film, video & photographic arts ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Emerson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the New England Region list.
About 1.5% of Emerson students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 889 students at Emerson are exclusively online. About 562 of the students at Emerson are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Lesley University. Lesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge. Lesley not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the New England Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. 779 of Lesley students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 2,071 part time students in attendance at Lesley.
Champlain College comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Burlington. Champlain not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #7 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the New England Region list.
The student loan default rate at Champlain is lower than is typical, just 1.1% of students default in three years. 1,570 of Champlain students are attending part time.
University of Rhode Island comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. URI is a large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston. URI also made our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the New England Region list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 5,504 students take at least one class online at URI. About 2,982 of the students at URI are attending part time.
University of Hartford comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. UHart is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of West Hartford. UHart also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the New England Region rankings.
About 2.3% of UHart students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,149 students at UHart are exclusively online. 1,552 of UHart students are attending part time.
Keene State College earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Keene State is a small public school located in the distant town of Keene. Keene State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the New England Region list.
About 0.9% of Keene State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 277 students take at least one class online at Keene State. About 200 of the students at Keene State are attending part time.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
