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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Maine

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$24,297 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

In 2020-2021, 5 degrees and certificates were awarded to film, video and photographic arts students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #160 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maine 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Maine

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

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

$9,904 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Maine the best value school in Maine for film, video and photographic arts students. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Portland.

University of Southern Maine undergraduate students pay an average of $9,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Southern Maine Report

#2

Maine College of Art

Portland, ME
$38,690 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Maine College of Art helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in Maine. Located in the city of Portland, Maine College of Art is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Maine College of Art are $38,690 per year.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Maine College of Art

Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 733
Connecticut 178
New Hampshire 236
Rhode Island 104
Vermont 67

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

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 2 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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