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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

69 Colleges
$23,344 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,505 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 69 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the film programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Graduate Center are $15,360 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Graduate Center also is in the top 10% of our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#2

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE
$11,760 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 69 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilmington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year.

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$9,818 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Harrisburg Area Community College is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students. HACC is a large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

HACC undergraduate students pay an average of $9,818 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ
$13,620 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at County College of Morris helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at County College of Morris are $13,620 per year.

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#5

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$15,390 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 69 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Brooklyn College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,390 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, film majors at Brooklyn College accumulate an average of around $13,879 in student debt.

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York College of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at YCP are $22,350 a year.

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#6

Hunter College

New York, NY
$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hunter are $15,332 a year. After completing their degree, film graduates from Hunter carry an average student debtload of $8,500.

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#8

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, NY
$18,670 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Fredonia ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Fredonia is a small public school located in the distant town of Fredonia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Fredonia are $18,670 a year.

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#9

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$23,408 Average Tuition & Fees

Rowan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Rowan are $23,408 a year.

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#9

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY
$18,396 Average Tuition & Fees

Buffalo State did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Buffalo, Buffalo State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Buffalo State are $18,396 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Monroe Community College Rochester, NY
11 SUNY New Paltz New Paltz, NY
13 Lafayette College Easton, PA

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video and photographic arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 577
New York 2,001
Maryland 96
New Jersey 179
District of Columbia 89
Delaware 18

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

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 27 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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