Considering a degree in Cinematography and Film/Video Production?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Cinematography and Film/Video Production majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Cinematography and Film/Video Production degrees for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of California.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of college paid after factoring in financial aid.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Washington University in St Louis | 7600 | 102300 | 0.9256 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 4 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 8200 | 20400 | 0.5994 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 5 | Western Kentucky University | 9900 | 27500 | 0.6383 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 6 | Southern Utah University | 10600 | 51400 | 0.7937 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 7 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 10900 | 20400 | 0.4644 | 13,532 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 11800 | 29300 | 0.5973 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 9 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 11900 | 23400 | 0.4924 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 10 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 33800 | 0.6327 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 11 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 13100 | 28600 | 0.5411 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13200 | 38300 | 0.6547 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 13 | University of California-Riverside | 13300 | 66000 | 0.7989 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 14 | Clayton State University | 13900 | 21700 | 0.3589 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 15 | Bridgewater State University | 14200 | 37300 | 0.6193 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 16 | Goshen College | 14400 | 56000 | 0.7432 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 16 | New York University | 14400 | 92100 | 0.8437 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 18 | Northern Michigan University | 14800 | 33100 | 0.5529 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 19 | University of Mississippi | 14900 | 27000 | 0.448 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 20 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 15200 | 79400 | 0.8081 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 20 | University of Southern California | 15200 | 71400 | 0.7874 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 22 | Jacksonville State University | 15300 | 38200 | 0.5991 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 23 | Oakland University | 15500 | 28200 | 0.4507 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 24 | Keene State College | 16000 | 51400 | 0.6884 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 24 | New Mexico Highlands University | 16000 | 37900 | 0.5772 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 26 | Maharishi International University | 16600 | 33300 | 0.5013 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 26 | University of South Alabama | 16600 | 22400 | 0.2594 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 28 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 29 | California State University-Sacramento | 17600 | 30700 | 0.4265 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 30 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17800 | 45800 | 0.6119 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 31 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 32 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 33 | Husson University | 18800 | 48100 | 0.6085 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 34 | Lindenwood University | 19000 | 36000 | 0.4729 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 34 | The University of Montana | 19000 | 27400 | 0.3067 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 36 | Piedmont University | 19400 | 47400 | 0.5911 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 37 | University of Rhode Island | 19500 | 47400 | 0.5887 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 38 | SUNY at Purchase College | 19600 | 28000 | 0.2995 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 39 | State University of New York at Oswego | 19700 | 40200 | 0.5101 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 40 | Southern Oregon University | 19800 | 73600 | 0.7312 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 41 | SUNY at Fredonia | 20200 | 53600 | 0.6229 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 42 | Syracuse University | 20600 | 83600 | 0.7536 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 43 | La Sierra University | 20800 | 51100 | 0.5929 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 44 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 21000 | 33600 | 0.3747 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 45 | Millikin University | 21100 | 45000 | 0.5309 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 46 | Nelson University | 21200 | 64000 | 0.6687 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 47 | University of Mobile | 21300 | 46000 | 0.537 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 48 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 21400 | 77500 | 0.7236 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 48 | Grand Canyon University | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3701 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 50 | Oklahoma City University | 21900 | 74100 | 0.7047 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 51 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 22100 | 42500 | 0.48 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 52 | Florida State University | 22400 | 32100 | 0.302 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 52 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22400 | 37600 | 0.4042 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 54 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 55 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 22600 | 89100 | 0.7462 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 56 | Augsburg University | 23000 | 56200 | 0.5911 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 57 | Bob Jones University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4384 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 57 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 59 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 52700 | 0.5464 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 60 | Montana State University | 24400 | 31600 | 0.2281 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 61 | Azusa Pacific University | 24700 | 62800 | 0.6066 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 62 | Messiah University | 24800 | 54700 | 0.5467 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 63 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25000 | 39400 | 0.3656 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 64 | Webster University | 25500 | 66600 | 0.6173 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 65 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51700 | 0.5047 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 66 | Missouri Western State University | 25700 | 39300 | 0.3471 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 67 | George Fox University | 25800 | 92800 | 0.7222 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 68 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26000 | 28300 | 0.0808 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 69 | Weber State University | 27200 | 31500 | 0.1367 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 70 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 27400 | 69300 | 0.6046 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 71 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 27500 | 90300 | 0.6953 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 71 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27500 | 97200 | 0.717 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 73 | Wayne State University | 27900 | 46800 | 0.4041 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 74 | John Brown University | 28000 | 48300 | 0.4197 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 75 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 76 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2865 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 77 | Huntington University | 29200 | 44400 | 0.342 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 78 | Long Island University | 29300 | 60500 | 0.516 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 79 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.3869 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 80 | Cleveland State University | 29600 | 38600 | 0.2333 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 80 | Southern Methodist University | 29600 | 96900 | 0.6943 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 82 | Southern Adventist University | 29700 | 46900 | 0.3666 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 83 | Ithaca College | 29800 | 72600 | 0.5892 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 84 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30000 | 78300 | 0.6169 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 85 | Taylor University | 30200 | 60700 | 0.5035 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 86 | George Mason University | 30400 | 35700 | 0.1483 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 87 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 30500 | 101400 | 0.699 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 88 | Saint Mary's College of California | 30600 | 82500 | 0.6285 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 89 | Southeastern University | 30900 | 79400 | 0.611 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 90 | Marquette University | 31000 | 75900 | 0.5915 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 91 | DeSales University | 31200 | 100800 | 0.6904 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 92 | Biola University | 31700 | 67400 | 0.5298 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 92 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31700 | 51700 | 0.3856 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 94 | Rider University | 32000 | 60200 | 0.4685 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 95 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 96 | Pacific Union College | 32600 | 54900 | 0.4055 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 97 | Belmont University | 32900 | 71400 | 0.5385 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 98 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.2988 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 99 | Baylor University | 33600 | 70400 | 0.523 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 100 | Pace University | 33700 | 75700 | 0.5551 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 101 | College for Creative Studies | 33800 | 108300 | 0.6876 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 102 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 103 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,154 | 1100 | 0.8006 | |
| 104 | Loyola Marymount University | 35400 | 99300 | 0.6436 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 | |
| 105 | Anderson University | 35700 | 46900 | 0.2404 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 106 | Temple University | 35800 | 57200 | 0.3739 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 107 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 108 | Loyola University New Orleans | 36700 | 74600 | 0.5079 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 108 | University of West Georgia | 36700 | 47300 | 0.2239 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 110 | Middle Tennessee State University | 37500 | 48300 | 0.2237 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 110 | Xavier University | 37500 | 68100 | 0.4496 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 112 | University of Central Arkansas | 38000 | 40200 | 0.0568 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 113 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2733 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 114 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 115 | Drexel University | 39200 | 86400 | 0.5466 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 116 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4686 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 116 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42800 | 0.0164 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 118 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 42400 | 55100 | 0.2306 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 119 | California Institute of the Arts | 42600 | 119100 | 0.6424 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 120 | Montclair State University | 44300 | 47000 | 0.0575 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 121 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44800 | 52600 | 0.1482 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 122 | High Point University | 45500 | 72900 | 0.3757 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 122 | The University of Tampa | 45500 | 58500 | 0.2222 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 124 | Wagner College | 46900 | 73400 | 0.3611 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 125 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 61500 | 0.2338 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 126 | Lipscomb University | 48700 | 69900 | 0.3035 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 127 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 128 | Marymount Manhattan College | 49400 | 74900 | 0.3406 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 129 | Moore College of Art and Design | 49500 | 114300 | 0.567 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 129 | Quinnipiac University | 49500 | 79700 | 0.3791 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 131 | Binghamton University | 50500 | 52800 | 0.0433 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 132 | Lynn University | 51800 | 71600 | 0.2765 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 133 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 51900 | 67500 | 0.2312 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 134 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 52600 | 121500 | 0.5669 | 1,535 | 0 | 0.6794 | |
| 135 | California Lutheran University | 53500 | 71700 | 0.2541 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 136 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 54700 | 69100 | 0.2085 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 137 | Emerson College | 58200 | 82600 | 0.2953 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 138 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58400 | 71200 | 0.1797 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 139 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58500 | 63600 | 0.0803 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 140 | Hofstra University | 58900 | 83300 | 0.293 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 141 | Rutgers University-Newark | 59000 | 60500 | 0.0248 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 142 | California College of the Arts | 61200 | 87800 | 0.3024 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 143 | Columbia College Chicago | 62700 | 68500 | 0.0846 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 144 | Chapman University | 63200 | 93000 | 0.3205 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 | |
| 145 | Pratt Institute-Main | 70500 | 91800 | 0.232 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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