2021 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region
6Colleges
402Bachelor's Degrees
$29,006Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Plains States Region ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer a bachelor's in film. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film, video & photographic arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film, video & photographic arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Plains States Region that are best for non-traditional film, video & photographic arts students. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population. UMN Twin Cities also made our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 of UMN Twin Cities students are attending part time.
University of Kansas comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population. KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Plains States Region list.
The student loan default rate at KU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 11,364 students at KU that take at least one class online. 4,657 of KU students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population. Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. There are approximately 12,975 students at Iowa that take at least one class online. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Webster University. Webster is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. Webster also made our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #6.
About 1.1% of Webster students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 2,428 of Webster students are exclusively distance learners. 3,844 of Webster students are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Minnesota State University - Moorhead. Located in the suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public school with a small student population. MSU Moorhead also made our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #7.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 2,426 students take at least one class online at MSU Moorhead. There are roughly 1,748 part time students in attendance at MSU Moorhead.
Saint Cloud State University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud. St. Cloud State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Plains States Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.5%. Approximately 3,952 students take at least one class online at St. Cloud State University. 5,106 students are 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).
