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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$19,596 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,937 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the film bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best value school in Michigan for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U-M are $17,193 a year.

U-M also made our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

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 small city of East Lansing.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Michigan State are $15,966 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for film in Michigan.

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Out of the 11 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,434 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Ferris State University is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ferris is a large public school located in the distant town of Big Rapids.

Ferris undergraduate students pay an average of $13,188 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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With a ranking of #7, Compass College of Cinematic Arts did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Compass College of Cinematic Arts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Compass College of Cinematic Arts undergraduate students pay an average of $15,056 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for film, video and photographic arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a 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 ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Michigan University are $13,206 a year.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

Wayne State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. 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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Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 299
Illinois 535
Indiana 78
Wisconsin 166

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

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 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.

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