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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$33,701 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 16,778 people earned a degree or certificate in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the #63 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the United States for film, video and photographic arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Graduate Center also is in the top 20% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools ranking.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, KU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value film, video and photographic arts schools in the United States. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

UC graduate students pay an average of $26,644 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, GWU is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $50,464 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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American Film Institute Conservatory landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate film, video and photographic arts programs. American Film Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

American Film Institute graduate students pay an average of $63,575 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools list. UO is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Eugene.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UO are $30,567 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $32,809 in tuition and fees each year.

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts by Region

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New England
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

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 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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