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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$18,133 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,329 Avg Salary

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

With 223 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, film, video and photographic arts is the #97 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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

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

$8,941 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of North Carolina School of the Arts to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNCSA is a small public school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNCSA are $8,941 a year. While working on their degree, film majors at UNCSA accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $334.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCW are $7,238 per year. On average, film graduates from UNCW take out $23,750 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $236.

UNCW also claimed a spot on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Living Arts College

Raleigh, NC
$16,600 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Living Arts College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Living Arts College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Living Arts College are $16,600 per year.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Living Arts College Report

#4

High Point University

High Point, NC

The excellent programs at High Point University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of High Point, High Point is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at High Point are $39,752 a year.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at High Point University

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 811
Virginia 266
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 4 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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