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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$15,528 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Harrisburg Area Community College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at HACC are $9,818 a year.

HACC also claimed a spot on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Harrisburg Area Community College Report

#2

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means County College of Morris is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Randolph.

County College of Morris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,620 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

The excellent associate degree programs at Monroe Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value film, video and photographic arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Monroe Community College are $10,368 a year.

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#4

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Nassau Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $12,130 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Fashion Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value film, video and photographic arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

FIT SUNY undergraduate students pay an average of $22,315 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that film majors at FIT SUNY take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,997.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Fashion Institute of Technology Report

With a ranking of #6, Suffolk County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $11,740 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, Queensborough Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Bayside, QCC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at QCC are $8,090 a year.

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#8

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, NY

Villa Maria College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Villa is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Buffalo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Villa are $25,900 per year.

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Delaware College of Art and Design landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the city of Wilmington, DCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DCAD are $25,770 per year.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 577
New York 2,001
Maryland 96
New Jersey 179
District of Columbia 89
Delaware 18

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

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 9 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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