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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,982 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$17,809 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, film, video and photographic arts was ranked #63 in the country. In fact 16,778 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for film students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Our analysis found Milwaukee Area Technical College to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . MATC is a large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Milwaukee Area Technical College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Compass College of Cinematic Arts is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. Compass College of Cinematic Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Compass College of Cinematic Arts are $15,056 a year.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Compass College of Cinematic Arts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cuyahoga Community College District. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cuyahoga Community College District are $8,586 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cuyahoga Community College District also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Cuyahoga Community College District

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video and photographic arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 415
Ohio 299
Illinois 535
Indiana 78
Wisconsin 166

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 3 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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