2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's 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.
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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.
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.
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Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Wilmington University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that film majors at Wilmington University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,923.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Brooklyn College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,390 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that film majors at Brooklyn College take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,277.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at York College of Pennsylvania 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 . YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at YCP are $22,350 a year.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hunter are $15,332 a year. The average amount in student loans that film majors at Hunter take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $13,161.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at The City College of New York 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 city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCNY are $15,290 a year. Film majors at CCNY take out an average of $15,668 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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SUNY Fredonia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the town of Fredonia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Fredonia are $18,670 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, Fashion Institute of Technology 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 large city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
FIT SUNY undergraduate students pay an average of $22,315 in tuition and fees each year.
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Buffalo State landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Buffalo State undergraduate students pay an average of $18,396 in tuition and fees each year.
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SUNY New Paltz ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
SUNY New Paltz undergraduate students pay an average of $18,433 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lafayette College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lafayette are $56,364 per year.
Lafayette also claimed a spot on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Request InformationBest 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 |
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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.
Majors Related to Film
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 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.