2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for You
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #61 most popular major in Illinois with 535 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois 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.
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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for film majors pursuing a .
Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year.
UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois list.
Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $27,786 per year. While working on their degree, film majors at Columbia accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $548.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIC are $15,603 a year.
Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 4 spot on the list. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SIUC are $15,240 a year. While working on their degree, film majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $20,929 in student debt.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwestern are $60,768 a 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 Illinois.
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With a ranking of #6, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the medium-sized city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
Bradley undergraduate students pay an average of $36,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Bradley also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #7, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year. The average amount in student loans that film majors at DePaul take out is $24,970. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $609.
Millikin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Decatur, Millikin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Millikin are $39,592 a year.
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American Academy of Art ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, The Academy is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Academy are $36,482 per year.
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 415 |
| Ohio | 299 |
| Indiana | 78 |
| Wisconsin | 166 |
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Film, Video & Photographic Arts Related Majors for Film
One of 10 majors within the area of study, film, video and photographic arts has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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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