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 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 8100 | 22000 | 0.6305 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 4 | Washington University in St Louis | 10800 | 102300 | 0.8943 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 5 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 11600 | 25200 | 0.5375 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 6 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12700 | 28100 | 0.5481 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 6 | Western Kentucky University | 12700 | 27000 | 0.5296 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 8 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 13500 | 24800 | 0.4548 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 9 | Clayton State University | 13900 | 21700 | 0.3589 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 29300 | 0.4915 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 11 | University of Southern California | 15300 | 71400 | 0.786 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 12 | University of West Georgia | 15400 | 24600 | 0.3744 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 13 | Oakland University | 15500 | 28200 | 0.4507 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 14 | California State University-Sacramento | 15700 | 27700 | 0.4345 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 15 | Weber State University | 15800 | 23600 | 0.33 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 16 | Wayne State University | 16200 | 32900 | 0.5073 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 17 | Goshen College | 16300 | 55900 | 0.7089 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 18 | Maharishi International University | 16700 | 32800 | 0.4909 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 19 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16900 | 23200 | 0.2715 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 20 | University of California-Riverside | 17000 | 36500 | 0.5341 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 21 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 22 | Millikin University | 17300 | 45000 | 0.6153 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 23 | Keene State College | 17400 | 32100 | 0.4572 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 23 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 17400 | 39000 | 0.5536 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 25 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 26 | Bridgewater State University | 17800 | 25400 | 0.3015 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 27 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18000 | 27700 | 0.3501 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 28 | University of Mississippi | 18500 | 45000 | 0.5893 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 29 | The University of Montana | 18700 | 25200 | 0.2577 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 30 | Grand Canyon University | 18800 | 33700 | 0.4422 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 31 | Rutgers University-Newark | 19100 | 38000 | 0.4971 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 32 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 32 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19400 | 72100 | 0.7307 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 34 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19500 | 57300 | 0.6601 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 35 | Lindenwood University | 19700 | 35800 | 0.4501 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 36 | Husson University | 20200 | 58700 | 0.6561 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 36 | Piedmont University | 20200 | 47200 | 0.572 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 38 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20400 | 27700 | 0.2633 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 39 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20700 | 23200 | 0.1077 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 40 | Northern Michigan University | 20900 | 33100 | 0.3686 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 41 | New Mexico Highlands University | 21300 | 27200 | 0.2167 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 42 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 43 | Nelson University | 21900 | 55500 | 0.6054 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 44 | Oklahoma City University | 22100 | 64400 | 0.657 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 45 | Florida State University | 22500 | 32400 | 0.306 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 46 | New York University | 22700 | 91800 | 0.7524 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 47 | Fitchburg State University | 22800 | 33700 | 0.3235 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 48 | Bob Jones University | 23400 | 41500 | 0.4361 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 49 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23500 | 34500 | 0.3192 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 49 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 51 | Oral Roberts University | 23800 | 52700 | 0.5485 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 52 | Augsburg University | 25100 | 56400 | 0.5554 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 53 | Point Park University | 25200 | 57000 | 0.5582 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 54 | Binghamton University | 25700 | 32700 | 0.2159 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 54 | Messiah University | 25700 | 54300 | 0.5264 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 54 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5026 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 57 | Azusa Pacific University | 25900 | 63000 | 0.589 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 57 | Missouri Western State University | 25900 | 39300 | 0.3422 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 57 | University of Mobile | 25900 | 48300 | 0.4634 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 60 | St Bonaventure University | 26000 | 61200 | 0.5751 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 61 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26200 | 28300 | 0.074 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 61 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26200 | 41500 | 0.3684 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 63 | George Fox University | 26800 | 69400 | 0.6142 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 64 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27500 | 69300 | 0.6029 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 65 | Syracuse University | 27600 | 83100 | 0.6677 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 66 | John Brown University | 28200 | 48300 | 0.4158 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 67 | Webster University | 28300 | 54700 | 0.4829 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 68 | Marquette University | 28700 | 63800 | 0.5503 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 69 | Jacksonville State University | 28800 | 38200 | 0.2459 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 70 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 29200 | 71800 | 0.5935 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 70 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2843 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 72 | Montana State University | 29300 | 31400 | 0.0669 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 73 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3362 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 73 | Kansas City Art Institute | 29400 | 78600 | 0.6263 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 75 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.383 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 76 | Southern Utah University | 29700 | 40800 | 0.2722 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 77 | Lipscomb University | 29800 | 57800 | 0.4853 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 77 | Southern Methodist University | 29800 | 90100 | 0.6692 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 79 | Southern Adventist University | 29900 | 46900 | 0.3625 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 80 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30100 | 39200 | 0.2324 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 81 | Saint Mary's College of California | 30600 | 77000 | 0.6028 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 82 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30800 | 78100 | 0.6054 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 83 | Ithaca College | 31100 | 72500 | 0.5709 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 84 | Taylor University | 31200 | 59100 | 0.4724 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 85 | Rider University | 31500 | 60600 | 0.4799 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 86 | Belmont University | 32500 | 69900 | 0.5356 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 87 | MiraCosta College | 32700 | 46000 | 0.2891 | 12,125 | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 89 | Biola University | 33300 | 71200 | 0.5325 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 90 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 90 | SUNY at Purchase College | 33400 | 38300 | 0.1278 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 92 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70300 | 0.5233 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 93 | Harding University | 33700 | 47800 | 0.2949 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 94 | University of Rhode Island | 33800 | 46400 | 0.2713 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 95 | DeSales University | 33900 | 68500 | 0.505 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 96 | Southeastern University | 34200 | 60500 | 0.4345 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 96 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34200 | 39600 | 0.1365 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 98 | Southern Oregon University | 35200 | 35200 | 0 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 99 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,154 | 1100 | 0.8006 | |
| 100 | College for Creative Studies | 35400 | 89800 | 0.6061 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 101 | Loyola Marymount University | 35700 | 90800 | 0.6071 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 | |
| 101 | The University of Tampa | 35700 | 56900 | 0.3723 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 103 | Anderson University | 35800 | 46900 | 0.2364 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 104 | Temple University | 36100 | 56400 | 0.36 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 104 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 106 | Hofstra University | 36200 | 76900 | 0.5292 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 107 | Marymount Manhattan College | 38000 | 69900 | 0.4563 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 108 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38200 | 63000 | 0.3939 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 108 | University of Central Arkansas | 38200 | 40200 | 0.0521 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 110 | Xavier University | 38400 | 68100 | 0.4364 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 111 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2698 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 111 | Long Island University | 38800 | 60000 | 0.3535 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 113 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4791 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 114 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 39300 | 42500 | 0.0754 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 115 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 39500 | 50000 | 0.2102 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 116 | University of Central Florida | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 116 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 118 | Pace University | 40400 | 74800 | 0.4598 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 119 | Pacific Union College | 41000 | 53000 | 0.2258 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 120 | Montclair State University | 41500 | 46600 | 0.1095 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 121 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4686 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 122 | California Institute of the Arts | 42200 | 84600 | 0.5013 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 123 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 43100 | 75900 | 0.4324 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 124 | California College of the Arts | 43300 | 87800 | 0.5064 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 125 | Quinnipiac University | 44700 | 79200 | 0.4355 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 126 | High Point University | 45700 | 72900 | 0.373 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 127 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 46300 | 66500 | 0.3039 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 128 | La Sierra University | 46900 | 66000 | 0.2883 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 129 | Wagner College | 47100 | 73400 | 0.3585 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 130 | Drexel University | 48000 | 83900 | 0.428 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 131 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 48400 | 69000 | 0.2986 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 132 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 133 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 50000 | 92000 | 0.4564 | 1,535 | 0 | 0.6794 | |
| 134 | Lynn University | 52000 | 66000 | 0.2121 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 134 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 52000 | 52800 | 0.0151 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 136 | Moore College of Art and Design | 53300 | 81500 | 0.3461 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 137 | California Lutheran University | 53500 | 70000 | 0.236 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 138 | George Mason University | 53800 | 61000 | 0.1181 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 139 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 140 | Pratt Institute-Main | 54700 | 83800 | 0.3473 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 | |
| 141 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 56600 | 66400 | 0.1476 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 142 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58600 | 71200 | 0.177 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 143 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60900 | 63000 | 0.0333 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 144 | Columbia College Chicago | 62800 | 68600 | 0.0846 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 145 | Chapman University | 63700 | 91500 | 0.304 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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