2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #66 most popular major in Michigan with 415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
The Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for film students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Michigan. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U-M are $17,193 a year.
U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan State are $15,966 a year.
Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $13,900 per year. The average amount in student loans that film majors at GVSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $23,707. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $299.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GVSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value film, video and photographic arts schools in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Kalamazoo.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $13,434 per year.
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Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Ferris State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ferris are $13,188 per year.
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Eastern Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year. Film majors at Eastern Michigan take out an average of $29,508 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $232.
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Compass College of Cinematic Arts ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Compass College of Cinematic Arts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Compass College of Cinematic Arts are $15,056 per year.
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Oakland University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland are $15,135 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, film majors at Oakland accumulate an average of around $29,572 in student debt.
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Northern Michigan University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Northern Michigan University undergraduate students pay an average of $13,206 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Wayne State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the city of Detroit.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne State are $15,199 a year.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Ohio | 299 |
Illinois | 535 |
Indiana | 78 |
Wisconsin | 166 |
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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.
Film, Video & Photographic Arts Related Majors for Film
One of 10 majors within the area of study, film, video and photographic arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Film
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 11 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.