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Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$35,295 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor'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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for film in the Far Western US Region .

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Out of the 5 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCLA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSB also is in the top 20% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Santa Cruz are $28,997 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Southern California helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value film, video and photographic arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, USC also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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 Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,916
Washington 132
Oregon 167
Nevada 77

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 5 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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