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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$22,701 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,206 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for You

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #106 most popular major in Washington with 132 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 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 Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in Washington for film, video and photographic arts students. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Seattle are $12,076 per year.

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

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

$8,685 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in Washington. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CWU are $8,685 a year. After completing their degree, film graduates from CWU carry an average student debtload of $21,000.

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$7,922 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Washington University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington list. EWU is a large public school located in the town of Cheney.

EWU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that film majors at EWU take out is $19,607.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Eastern Washington University Report

$35,486 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Cornish College of the Arts helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in Washington. Cornish College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cornish College of the Arts are $35,486 a year.

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#5

Seattle University

Seattle, WA
$49,335 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

Seattle U undergraduate students pay an average of $49,335 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, film graduates from Seattle U take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Seattle U also is in the top 20% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington ranking.

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Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,916
Oregon 167
Nevada 77

One of 10 majors within the area of study, film, video and photographic arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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