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 | 4500 | 23100 | 0.8046 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Rio Hondo College | 7100 | 21600 | 0.6726 | 17,441 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 4 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 8100 | 22000 | 0.6305 | 4,239 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 5 | Washington University in St Louis | 9300 | 102300 | 0.9091 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 6 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | University of Central Florida | 11700 | 25300 | 0.5369 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 8 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 11900 | 25200 | 0.5256 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 9 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12500 | 26500 | 0.5277 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 10 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12700 | 28100 | 0.5481 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 10 | Western Kentucky University | 12700 | 27000 | 0.5296 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 12 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 13 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 31000 | 0.5189 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 14 | University of Southern California | 15300 | 71400 | 0.786 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 15 | Florida State University | 15400 | 22900 | 0.3271 | 32,720 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 15 | University of West Georgia | 15400 | 24600 | 0.3744 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 17 | Oakland University | 15500 | 28200 | 0.4507 | 12,587 | 1130 | 0.8784 | |
| 18 | California State University-Sacramento | 15700 | 27700 | 0.4345 | 28,820 | 1035 | 0.9399 | |
| 19 | Weber State University | 15800 | 23600 | 0.33 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Goshen College | 16200 | 55900 | 0.7099 | 780 | 995 | 0.8407 | |
| 21 | Maharishi International University | 16700 | 32800 | 0.4909 | 922 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 22 | University of California-Riverside | 17000 | 36500 | 0.5341 | 22,600 | 1199 | 0.7639 | |
| 22 | Vermont State University | 17000 | 26900 | 0.3674 | 4,108 | 960 | 0.8167 | |
| 24 | Keene State College | 17300 | 41400 | 0.5813 | 2,725 | 1085 | 0.9033 | |
| 25 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 26 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 27 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 28 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 45000 | 0.5849 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 29 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 30 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19500 | 57300 | 0.6601 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 31 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19600 | 72100 | 0.728 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 31 | SUNY at Purchase College | 19600 | 28000 | 0.2995 | 3,257 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 33 | Southern Oregon University | 19700 | 35200 | 0.4404 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 34 | Lindenwood University | 20000 | 35800 | 0.4417 | 4,663 | 1209 | 0.5684 | |
| 35 | Husson University | 20300 | 42900 | 0.5273 | 2,763 | 1174 | 0.8095 | |
| 36 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20600 | 23200 | 0.1121 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 37 | Northern Michigan University | 20900 | 33100 | 0.3686 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 38 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 39 | Missouri Western State University | 21900 | 28800 | 0.2382 | 3,491 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | Nelson University | 21900 | 55500 | 0.6054 | 1,479 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 39 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 21900 | 33600 | 0.3479 | 21,210 | 1148 | 0.9262 | |
| 42 | Montana State University | 22100 | 27100 | 0.1843 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 43 | Oklahoma City University | 22300 | 64400 | 0.6539 | 1,514 | 1174 | 0.7702 | |
| 44 | New Mexico Highlands University | 22400 | 27200 | 0.1763 | 1,603 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | New York University | 22600 | 91800 | 0.7535 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 46 | Bob Jones University | 23400 | 41500 | 0.4368 | 2,312 | 1149 | 0.8616 | |
| 47 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 48 | Calvin University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5532 | 3,356 | 1222 | 0.7091 | |
| 49 | Temple University | 24500 | 36100 | 0.3216 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 50 | Augsburg University | 25100 | 56400 | 0.5554 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 51 | Point Park University | 25200 | 57000 | 0.5582 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 52 | Binghamton University | 25700 | 32700 | 0.2159 | 14,669 | 1415 | 0.3861 | |
| 52 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5032 | 1,313 | 1113 | 0.5077 | |
| 54 | Azusa Pacific University | 25900 | 63000 | 0.589 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 54 | Messiah University | 25900 | 54300 | 0.5228 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 56 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26100 | 28300 | 0.076 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5876 | |
| 57 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26300 | 41500 | 0.366 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 57 | St Bonaventure University | 26300 | 61200 | 0.5702 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 59 | Clayton State University | 27100 | 39300 | 0.3106 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 60 | Oral Roberts University | 27300 | 52700 | 0.4812 | 5,017 | 1214 | 0.989 | |
| 60 | Syracuse University | 27300 | 83100 | 0.6713 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 62 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27500 | 69300 | 0.6029 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 63 | George Fox University | 27700 | 69400 | 0.6012 | 3,354 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 64 | John Brown University | 28200 | 48300 | 0.4169 | 1,948 | 1197 | 0.7614 | |
| 64 | The University of Montana | 28200 | 28200 | 0 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 66 | Webster University | 28300 | 54700 | 0.4829 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 67 | Jacksonville State University | 28800 | 38200 | 0.2459 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 68 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2857 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 68 | Southern Methodist University | 29100 | 90100 | 0.677 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 70 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 29200 | 71800 | 0.5935 | 884 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 71 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 72 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3841 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 73 | Southern Adventist University | 29800 | 46900 | 0.3637 | 2,929 | 1134 | 0.655 | |
| 74 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30500 | 78100 | 0.6093 | 14,267 | 1381 | 0.6693 | |
| 75 | Kansas City Art Institute | 31000 | 78600 | 0.6059 | 813 | 1159 | 0.5476 | |
| 76 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4733 | 2,503 | 1229 | 0.7353 | |
| 77 | Rider University | 31500 | 60600 | 0.4799 | 3,145 | 1233 | 0.7864 | |
| 78 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 78 | Marquette University | 31900 | 66500 | 0.5203 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 80 | Ithaca College | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5557 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 81 | Belmont University | 32400 | 69900 | 0.536 | 7,175 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 81 | University of Rhode Island | 32400 | 46400 | 0.3015 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 83 | Lipscomb University | 32600 | 57800 | 0.4368 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 84 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 85 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32800 | 40200 | 0.1841 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 86 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 87 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 88 | Biola University | 33600 | 71200 | 0.5283 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7435 | |
| 89 | Southeastern University | 34200 | 60500 | 0.4345 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 89 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34200 | 39600 | 0.1365 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 91 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 34300 | 42900 | 0.2006 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 92 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 93 | College for Creative Studies | 35400 | 89800 | 0.6061 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 93 | Loyola Marymount University | 35400 | 90800 | 0.6104 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 | |
| 93 | Woodbury University | 35400 | 66600 | 0.4686 | 786 | 1087 | 0.8165 | |
| 96 | Anderson University | 35800 | 46900 | 0.2375 | 1,092 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 97 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 98 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 36200 | 41600 | 0.1298 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 99 | Cornish College of the Arts | 37500 | 80200 | 0.5325 | 505 | 0 | 0.6221 | |
| 100 | Marymount Manhattan College | 37900 | 69900 | 0.4578 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 101 | Hofstra University | 38000 | 76900 | 0.5058 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 102 | University of Central Arkansas | 38100 | 40200 | 0.0534 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 103 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38200 | 63000 | 0.3939 | 18,071 | 0 | 0.9697 | |
| 104 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2708 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 104 | Long Island University | 38800 | 60000 | 0.3535 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 104 | State University of New York at Cortland | 38800 | 39900 | 0.0276 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 107 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4799 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 108 | Rutgers University-Newark | 39200 | 57900 | 0.3229 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 108 | Xavier University | 39200 | 68100 | 0.4246 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8641 | |
| 110 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 111 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 39900 | 39900 | 0 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 112 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 40100 | 42500 | 0.0565 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 113 | Wayne State University | 40200 | 46200 | 0.1299 | 16,012 | 1174 | 0.8116 | |
| 114 | Pace University | 40600 | 74800 | 0.4571 | 8,038 | 1260 | 0.7592 | |
| 115 | Pacific Union College | 41000 | 53000 | 0.2258 | 937 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 116 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41100 | 46000 | 0.1065 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 117 | Montclair State University | 41900 | 46600 | 0.1009 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 118 | California Institute of the Arts | 42100 | 84600 | 0.5025 | 868 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 118 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4686 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 120 | California College of the Arts | 43300 | 87800 | 0.5064 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 121 | Quinnipiac University | 44800 | 79200 | 0.4343 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 122 | La Sierra University | 44900 | 66000 | 0.3187 | 1,226 | 1025 | 0.915 | |
| 123 | High Point University | 45600 | 72900 | 0.3744 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 124 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 46200 | 66500 | 0.3054 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 125 | Wagner College | 47000 | 73400 | 0.3592 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 126 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2117 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 127 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 48400 | 69000 | 0.2986 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 128 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 129 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 130 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 49900 | 92000 | 0.4575 | 1,666 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 131 | Lynn University | 51700 | 66000 | 0.2166 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 132 | Columbia College Chicago | 52300 | 68600 | 0.2378 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.8946 | |
| 133 | California Lutheran University | 53400 | 70000 | 0.2374 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 134 | George Mason University | 53800 | 61000 | 0.1181 | 28,334 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 135 | Pratt Institute-Main | 54300 | 83800 | 0.3521 | 3,967 | 1272 | 0.7325 | |
| 136 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 136 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 54600 | 66400 | 0.1777 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 138 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,191 | 1232 | 0.7679 | |
| 139 | Chapman University | 62000 | 91500 | 0.3226 | 7,713 | 1353 | 0.6543 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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