2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

5 Doctor's Degrees

#1 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$56,567 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 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, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for film in the Great Lakes Region .

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Northwestern University

#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

2 Doctor's Degrees

#6 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$50,464 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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