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2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$16,894 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$18,641 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, film, video and photographic arts was ranked #63 in the country. In fact 16,778 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Southeast Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for film majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Our 2023 rankings named Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center the best value school in the Southeast Region for film, video and photographic arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center are $19,400 a year.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nashville State Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Nashville, Nashville State Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College are $17,188 per year.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Nashville State Community College Report

#3

Living Arts College

Raleigh, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Living Arts College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Living Arts College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Raleigh.

Living Arts College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,600 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Living Arts College also did well on our Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Living Arts College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. F.I.R.S.T. Institute is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

On average, film graduates from F.I.R.S.T. Institute take out $12,914 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $136, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology

#4

Nashville Film Institute

Nashville, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nashville Film Institute is a great value for film, video and photographic arts students working on their undergraduate certificate. Nashville Film Institute is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, film majors at Nashville Film Institute accumulate an average of around $10,479 in student debt.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video and photographic arts colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 811
Virginia 266
North Carolina 223
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 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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