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Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$27,709 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,916 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master'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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master'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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Central Arkansas to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . UCA is a large public school located in the small city of Conway.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCA are $11,835 per year.

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#2

Regent University

Virginia Beach, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Regent University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Regent are $17,190 per year.

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#3

Lipscomb University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lipscomb University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lipscomb are $17,100 a year.

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

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#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Florida State are $26,707 a year.

Florida State also claimed a spot on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNCSA is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNCSA are $26,343 a year.

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University of Central Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCF are $28,657 per year.

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With a ranking of #7, University of South Carolina - Columbia did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofSC are $30,160 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UofSC also is in the top 20% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#8

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Full Sail University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Full Sail University are $15,472 per year.

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Savannah College of Art and Design landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. SCAD is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Savannah.

SCAD graduate students pay an average of $39,740 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

U Miami graduate students pay an average of $41,036 in tuition and fees each year.

U Miami also claimed a spot on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 811
Virginia 266
North Carolina 223
Florida 1,217
Tennessee 220
Kentucky 24
South Carolina 132
Louisiana 58
Arkansas 69
Mississippi 3

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 10 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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