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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$38,840 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,337 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 67 degrees and certificates were awarded to film, video and photographic arts students who went to a Vermont college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Vermont ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Vermont 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.

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 Vermont

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

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

$12,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Northern Vermont University to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in Vermont. Located in the rural area of Johnson, Northern Vermont University is a public school with a small student population.

Northern Vermont University undergraduate students pay an average of $12,804 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Northern Vermont University Report

#2

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT
$19,002 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Vermont helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in Vermont. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UVM are $19,002 per year.

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#3

Champlain College

Burlington, VT
$42,984 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Champlain College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Champlain is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Burlington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Champlain are $42,984 a year. Film majors at Champlain take out an average of $26,837 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $588.

Champlain not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Vermont list.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Champlain College Report

#4

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT
$59,770 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Vermont that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlebury are $59,770 per year.

Middlebury did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Vermont list.

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#5

Bennington College

Bennington, VT
$59,638 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Vermont list. Located in the distant town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bennington are $59,638 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 733
Connecticut 178
New Hampshire 236
Maine 5
Rhode Island 104

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 5 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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