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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$29,395 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,937 Avg Salary

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year. Film majors at U of U take out an average of $24,169 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U of U also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Weber State University is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Ogden, WSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $16,644 a year.

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#4

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the distant town of Moscow, U of I is a public school with a large student population.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah Valley University is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVU are $17,092 per year.

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Montana State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 a year.

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University of Colorado Boulder landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CU - Boulder are $38,358 per year.

CU - Boulder excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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The University of Montana landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM are $28,476 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Boise State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boise State are $24,980 a year.

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#10

University of Denver

Denver, CO

University of Denver came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

DU undergraduate students pay an average of $54,819 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video and photographic arts colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 184
Utah 231
Idaho 20
Montana 104
Wyoming 10

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 10 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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