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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

38 Colleges
$13,080 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,809 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 16,778 people earned a degree or certificate in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the #63 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for film students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for film majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in the United States for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MCC are $4,680 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, MCC also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Century College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $5,907 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Century College also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,906 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, film majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $19,556 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Scottsdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Scottsdale Community College are $7,854 per year. On average, film graduates from Scottsdale Community College take out $25,321 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a large student population.

MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,908 in tuition and fees each year.

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KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Dallas, KD Conservatory is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KD Conservatory are $16,884 per year.

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#7

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Valencia College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Valencia College is a very large public school located in the city of Orlando.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Valencia College are $9,383 a year. The average amount in student loans that film majors at Valencia College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,340.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Valencia College also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Harrisburg Area Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.

HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,818 in tuition and fees each year.

HACC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list.

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#9

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. MDC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Miami.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MDC are $9,661 a year. After completing their Associate Degree, film graduates from MDC carry an average student debtload of $12,523.

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Northern Virginia Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public school with a very large student population.

Northern Virginia Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,648 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Northern Virginia Community College also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 10 majors within the area of study, film, video and photographic arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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