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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$23,497 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,970 Avg Salary

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

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #87 most popular major in Missouri with 157 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

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

$8,294 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri State are $8,294 per year.

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$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year. Film majors at Mizzou take out an average of $21,515 in student loans while working on their egree.

Mizzou not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri list.

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$9,078 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri list. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

UCM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,078 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,271 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMKC undergraduate students pay an average of $11,271 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO
$18,640 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in Missouri. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lindenwood University are $18,640 a year.

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#6

Stephens College

Columbia, MO
$24,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Stephens College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri ranking. Stephens is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Stephens are $24,570 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Stephens is ranked #5 for overall quality for film in Missouri.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO
$28,700 Average Tuition & Fees

Webster University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri ranking. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Webster are $28,700 per year. On average, film graduates from Webster take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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$58,866 Average Tuition & Fees

Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WUSTL are $58,866 a year.

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

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#9

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO
$40,575 Average Tuition & Fees

Kansas City Art Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kansas City Art Institute are $40,575 per year. On average, film graduates from Kansas City Art Institute take out $29,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 154
Kansas 72
Iowa 79
Nebraska 37
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 7

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 9 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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