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 | Washington University in St Louis | 9300 | 102300 | 0.9091 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 5 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10500 | 24600 | 0.5737 | 4,239 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 6 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 11900 | 25200 | 0.5256 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 8 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12500 | 26500 | 0.5277 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 9 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12700 | 28100 | 0.5481 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 9 | Western Kentucky University | 12700 | 27000 | 0.5296 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 31000 | 0.5189 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 12 | University of Southern California | 15300 | 71400 | 0.786 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 13 | Oakland University | 15500 | 28200 | 0.4507 | 12,587 | 1130 | 0.8784 | |
| 14 | California State University-Sacramento | 15700 | 27700 | 0.4345 | 28,820 | 1035 | 0.9399 | |
| 15 | Jacksonville State University | 15800 | 27000 | 0.4155 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 16 | Goshen College | 16200 | 55900 | 0.7099 | 780 | 995 | 0.8407 | |
| 17 | Maharishi International University | 16700 | 32800 | 0.4909 | 922 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 18 | Vermont State University | 17000 | 26900 | 0.3674 | 4,108 | 960 | 0.8167 | |
| 19 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 20 | Keene State College | 17300 | 41400 | 0.5813 | 2,725 | 1085 | 0.9033 | |
| 21 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 17500 | 39000 | 0.5525 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 22 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 23 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18000 | 27700 | 0.3501 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 24 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 25 | The University of Montana | 18700 | 25200 | 0.2577 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 25 | University of Rhode Island | 18700 | 33900 | 0.4485 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 27 | University of Mississippi | 19100 | 27000 | 0.2925 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 28 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 29 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19500 | 57300 | 0.6601 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 30 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19600 | 72100 | 0.728 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 31 | Lindenwood University | 20000 | 35800 | 0.4417 | 4,663 | 1209 | 0.5684 | |
| 32 | Husson University | 20300 | 42900 | 0.5273 | 2,763 | 1174 | 0.8095 | |
| 33 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20600 | 23200 | 0.1121 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 34 | Northern Michigan University | 20900 | 33100 | 0.3686 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 35 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 36 | Missouri Western State University | 21900 | 28800 | 0.2382 | 3,491 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | Nelson University | 21900 | 55500 | 0.6054 | 1,479 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 36 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 21900 | 33600 | 0.3479 | 21,210 | 1148 | 0.9262 | |
| 39 | Montana State University | 22100 | 27100 | 0.1843 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 40 | Oklahoma City University | 22300 | 64400 | 0.6539 | 1,514 | 1174 | 0.7702 | |
| 41 | New Mexico Highlands University | 22400 | 27200 | 0.1763 | 1,603 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | Florida State University | 22600 | 32400 | 0.3029 | 32,720 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 42 | New York University | 22600 | 91800 | 0.7535 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 44 | Bob Jones University | 23400 | 41500 | 0.4368 | 2,312 | 1149 | 0.8616 | |
| 45 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 46 | Calvin University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5532 | 3,356 | 1222 | 0.7091 | |
| 47 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 48 | Temple University | 24500 | 36100 | 0.3216 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 49 | Augsburg University | 25100 | 56400 | 0.5554 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 50 | Point Park University | 25300 | 57000 | 0.5564 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 51 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5032 | 1,313 | 1113 | 0.5077 | |
| 52 | Azusa Pacific University | 25900 | 63000 | 0.589 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 52 | Messiah University | 25900 | 54300 | 0.5228 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 54 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26100 | 28300 | 0.076 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5876 | |
| 55 | St Bonaventure University | 26300 | 61200 | 0.5702 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 56 | Clayton State University | 27100 | 39300 | 0.3106 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 57 | Oral Roberts University | 27300 | 52700 | 0.4812 | 5,017 | 1214 | 0.989 | |
| 57 | Syracuse University | 27300 | 83100 | 0.6713 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 59 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27500 | 69300 | 0.6029 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 60 | George Fox University | 27700 | 69400 | 0.6012 | 3,354 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 61 | Weber State University | 28100 | 33900 | 0.171 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | John Brown University | 28200 | 48300 | 0.4169 | 1,948 | 1197 | 0.7614 | |
| 63 | Webster University | 28400 | 54700 | 0.481 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 64 | Montclair State University | 28900 | 36300 | 0.204 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 65 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2857 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 65 | Southern Methodist University | 29100 | 90100 | 0.677 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 67 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 29200 | 71800 | 0.5935 | 884 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 68 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 69 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3841 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 70 | University of West Georgia | 29700 | 46800 | 0.3653 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 71 | Southern Adventist University | 29800 | 46900 | 0.3637 | 2,929 | 1134 | 0.655 | |
| 72 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30500 | 78100 | 0.6093 | 14,267 | 1381 | 0.6693 | |
| 73 | Kansas City Art Institute | 31000 | 78600 | 0.6059 | 813 | 1159 | 0.5476 | |
| 74 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4733 | 2,503 | 1229 | 0.7353 | |
| 75 | Rider University | 31500 | 60600 | 0.4799 | 3,145 | 1233 | 0.7864 | |
| 76 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 76 | Marquette University | 31900 | 66500 | 0.5203 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 78 | Ithaca College | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5557 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 79 | Belmont University | 32400 | 69900 | 0.536 | 7,175 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 80 | Lipscomb University | 32600 | 57800 | 0.4368 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 81 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 82 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 83 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 83 | SUNY at Purchase College | 33400 | 38300 | 0.1278 | 3,257 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 85 | Biola University | 33600 | 71200 | 0.5283 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7435 | |
| 86 | Southeastern University | 34200 | 60500 | 0.4345 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 86 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34200 | 39600 | 0.1365 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 88 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 34300 | 42900 | 0.2006 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 89 | Southern Oregon University | 35200 | 35200 | 0 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 90 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 91 | College for Creative Studies | 35400 | 89800 | 0.6061 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 91 | Loyola Marymount University | 35400 | 90800 | 0.6104 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 | |
| 91 | Woodbury University | 35400 | 66600 | 0.4686 | 786 | 1087 | 0.8165 | |
| 94 | Anderson University | 35800 | 46900 | 0.2375 | 1,092 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 95 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 36200 | 41600 | 0.1298 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 96 | Cornish College of the Arts | 37500 | 80200 | 0.5325 | 505 | 0 | 0.6221 | |
| 97 | Marymount Manhattan College | 37900 | 69900 | 0.4578 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 98 | Hofstra University | 38000 | 76900 | 0.5058 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 99 | University of Central Arkansas | 38100 | 40200 | 0.0534 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 100 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38200 | 63000 | 0.3939 | 18,071 | 0 | 0.9697 | |
| 101 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2708 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 101 | Long Island University | 38800 | 60000 | 0.3535 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 101 | State University of New York at Cortland | 38800 | 39900 | 0.0276 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 104 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4799 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 105 | Rutgers University-Newark | 39100 | 57900 | 0.3246 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 106 | Xavier University | 39200 | 68100 | 0.4246 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8641 | |
| 107 | University of Central Florida | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 107 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 109 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 39900 | 39900 | 0 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 110 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 40100 | 42500 | 0.0565 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 111 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 40200 | 50000 | 0.1962 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 111 | Wayne State University | 40200 | 46200 | 0.1299 | 16,012 | 1174 | 0.8116 | |
| 113 | Pace University | 40600 | 74800 | 0.4571 | 8,038 | 1260 | 0.7592 | |
| 114 | Pacific Union College | 41000 | 53000 | 0.2258 | 937 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 115 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41100 | 46000 | 0.1065 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 116 | California Institute of the Arts | 42100 | 84600 | 0.5025 | 868 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 116 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4686 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 118 | California College of the Arts | 43300 | 87800 | 0.5064 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 119 | Quinnipiac University | 44800 | 79200 | 0.4343 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 120 | La Sierra University | 44900 | 66000 | 0.3187 | 1,226 | 1025 | 0.915 | |
| 121 | University of California-Riverside | 45100 | 66000 | 0.3168 | 22,600 | 1199 | 0.7639 | |
| 122 | High Point University | 45600 | 72900 | 0.3744 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 123 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 46200 | 66500 | 0.3054 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 124 | Wagner College | 47000 | 73400 | 0.3592 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 125 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 48400 | 69000 | 0.2986 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 126 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 127 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 128 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 49900 | 92000 | 0.4575 | 1,666 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 129 | Binghamton University | 50700 | 52800 | 0.0407 | 14,669 | 1415 | 0.3861 | |
| 130 | Lynn University | 51700 | 66000 | 0.2166 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 131 | Columbia College Chicago | 52300 | 68600 | 0.2378 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.8946 | |
| 132 | California Lutheran University | 53400 | 70000 | 0.2374 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 133 | George Mason University | 53800 | 61000 | 0.1181 | 28,334 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 134 | Pratt Institute-Main | 54300 | 83800 | 0.3521 | 3,967 | 1272 | 0.7325 | |
| 135 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 136 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 54700 | 66400 | 0.1762 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 137 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 64100 | 0.0905 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 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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