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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$34,090 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,641 Avg Salary

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

With 3,916 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, film, video and photographic arts is the #33 most popular major in California.

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.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking.

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.

Check out the film undergraduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Undergraduate Certificate School

#1

New York Film Academy

Burbank, CA

Our 2023 rankings named New York Film Academy the best value school in California for film, video and photographic arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Burbank, New York Film Academy is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at New York Film Academy are $34,090 a year. Film majors at New York Film Academy take out an average of $14,535 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $472.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at New York Film Academy

Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 132
Oregon 167
Nevada 77

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 values are for the top school 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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