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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$23,497 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 #87 most popular major in Missouri with 157 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Missouri to see which bachelor's 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Missouri

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

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Missouri State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,294 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value film, video and photographic arts schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, film graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debtload of $20,926.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #2 for overall quality for film in Missouri.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Missouri helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value film, video and photographic arts schools in Missouri. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,078 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Central Missouri Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMKC are $11,271 a year.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lindenwood University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lindenwood University are $18,640 a year.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Lindenwood University Report

#6

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

With a ranking of #6, Stephens College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Stephens undergraduate students pay an average of $24,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Stephens excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Webster are $28,700 per year.

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With a ranking of #8, Washington University in St Louis 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 suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

WUSTL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Washington University in St Louis Report

#9

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Art Institute 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 #9 on the list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kansas City Art Institute are $40,575 a year.

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Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 154
Kansas 72
Iowa 79
Nebraska 37
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 7

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 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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