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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$19,938 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$20,821 Avg Salary

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

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #88 most popular major in New Jersey with 179 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Jersey 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey

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

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

#1

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ
$9,840 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named County College of Morris the best value school in New Jersey for film, video and photographic arts students. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Randolph.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at County College of Morris are $9,840 a year.

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#2

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ
$14,376 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rowan are $14,376 a year.

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$15,208 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers Newark are $15,208 a year. The average amount in student loans that film majors at Rutgers Newark take out is $27,000.

Rutgers Newark did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey list.

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$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 per year. On average, film graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#5

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,298 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, film majors at Montclair State accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#6

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ
$15,072 Average Tuition & Fees

New Jersey City University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value film, video and photographic arts programs. NJCU is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

NJCU undergraduate students pay an average of $15,072 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$40,054 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FDU are $40,054 a year. Film majors at FDU take out an average of $24,976 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ
$35,850 Average Tuition & Fees

Rider University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rider are $35,850 a year.

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

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

Explore all the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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 8 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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