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 Illinois.
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 Illinois.
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 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 8300 | 22000 | 0.6214 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 2 | Washington University in St Louis | 10700 | 102300 | 0.8957 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 3 | University of Central Florida | 12000 | 25300 | 0.525 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 4 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12200 | 24900 | 0.5092 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12500 | 28100 | 0.5551 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 6 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 12600 | 25700 | 0.5097 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 7 | Western Kentucky University | 13000 | 27000 | 0.5169 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 8 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 13500 | 28100 | 0.5197 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 13600 | 34600 | 0.6076 | 8,945 | 1099 | 0.975 | |
| 10 | Clayton State University | 14000 | 21700 | 0.3543 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 11 | Northern Illinois University | 14300 | 28800 | 0.5048 | 12,118 | 1070 | 0.7164 | |
| 12 | Fitchburg State University | 15600 | 33700 | 0.5372 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 13 | University of California-Riverside | 15900 | 36500 | 0.564 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 14 | Jacksonville State University | 16000 | 27000 | 0.4081 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 15 | California State University-Sacramento | 16200 | 27600 | 0.4134 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 16 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7052 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 16 | Wayne State University | 16500 | 32900 | 0.4982 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 18 | Maharishi International University | 16900 | 32800 | 0.4848 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 19 | Keene State College | 17500 | 41400 | 0.5775 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 20 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 21 | Bridgewater State University | 18000 | 25400 | 0.291 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 22 | University of Mississippi | 18300 | 45000 | 0.5938 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 23 | Grand Canyon University | 18900 | 33700 | 0.4392 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 23 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 18900 | 31400 | 0.3981 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 25 | University of Rhode Island | 19200 | 33900 | 0.4337 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 25 | University of South Alabama | 19200 | 22400 | 0.1431 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 27 | Lee University | 19600 | 37400 | 0.4762 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 28 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19700 | 72100 | 0.7266 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 29 | Cleveland State University | 20000 | 30900 | 0.3523 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 29 | Lindenwood University | 20000 | 35800 | 0.4417 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 29 | University of Southern California | 20000 | 75900 | 0.7369 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 32 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20200 | 57300 | 0.6479 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 33 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20400 | 23200 | 0.1207 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 34 | Husson University | 20500 | 48100 | 0.5732 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 34 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20500 | 27700 | 0.2597 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 36 | La Sierra University | 20600 | 65900 | 0.687 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 37 | Piedmont University | 20700 | 47200 | 0.5614 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 38 | Northern Michigan University | 21300 | 33100 | 0.3565 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 39 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 40 | New Mexico Highlands University | 21600 | 27200 | 0.2057 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 41 | Missouri Western State University | 21800 | 28800 | 0.2431 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 42 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22200 | 33600 | 0.339 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 43 | Montana State University | 22300 | 27100 | 0.1769 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 43 | Nelson University | 22300 | 55500 | 0.5982 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 45 | Florida State University | 22400 | 32400 | 0.3091 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 45 | New York University | 22400 | 91800 | 0.7556 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 47 | Oklahoma City University | 22600 | 64400 | 0.6492 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 48 | Bob Jones University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4384 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 49 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 50 | Millikin University | 23800 | 43700 | 0.4549 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 51 | Oral Roberts University | 24200 | 52700 | 0.5408 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 52 | Columbia College Chicago | 24400 | 63200 | 0.6143 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 52 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 54 | Temple University | 24800 | 36100 | 0.3132 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 55 | Augsburg University | 25200 | 56400 | 0.5536 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 55 | Point Park University | 25200 | 57000 | 0.5582 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 57 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51700 | 0.5047 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 58 | Messiah University | 25900 | 54300 | 0.5228 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 59 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26000 | 28300 | 0.0809 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 60 | University of Mobile | 26200 | 48300 | 0.4572 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 61 | St Bonaventure University | 26300 | 61200 | 0.5702 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 62 | Oakland University | 26700 | 39300 | 0.3205 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 63 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 64 | George Fox University | 27500 | 69400 | 0.6041 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 65 | Syracuse University | 27900 | 83100 | 0.6641 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 66 | John Brown University | 28000 | 48300 | 0.4198 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 67 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28100 | 69300 | 0.5943 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 68 | Weber State University | 28200 | 33900 | 0.168 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 69 | Webster University | 28500 | 54700 | 0.4792 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 70 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 70 | Marquette University | 29100 | 63800 | 0.544 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 72 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 73 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 29400 | 71800 | 0.5907 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 73 | Montclair State University | 29400 | 36300 | 0.1902 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 73 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 76 | Kansas City Art Institute | 29700 | 78600 | 0.6225 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 76 | Southern Adventist University | 29700 | 46900 | 0.3666 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 76 | Southern Methodist University | 29700 | 90100 | 0.6703 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 79 | Lipscomb University | 29800 | 57800 | 0.4841 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 80 | Southern Utah University | 29900 | 40800 | 0.2673 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 81 | University of West Georgia | 30100 | 46800 | 0.3568 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 82 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30500 | 39200 | 0.2222 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 83 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30600 | 78100 | 0.608 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 84 | Ithaca College | 30800 | 72500 | 0.575 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 85 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.474 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 86 | Rider University | 31400 | 60600 | 0.4816 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 87 | Azusa Pacific University | 32200 | 66600 | 0.5162 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 88 | Belmont University | 32400 | 69900 | 0.5372 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 89 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32700 | 40200 | 0.1866 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 90 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 91 | Baylor University | 33400 | 70300 | 0.5247 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 91 | SUNY at Purchase College | 33400 | 38300 | 0.1278 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 93 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 94 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 34000 | 42900 | 0.2076 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 95 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34100 | 39600 | 0.1391 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 96 | DeSales University | 34200 | 68500 | 0.5006 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 97 | Southeastern University | 34400 | 60500 | 0.4312 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 98 | California Lutheran University | 35200 | 70000 | 0.4973 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 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 | The University of Tampa | 35500 | 56900 | 0.3758 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 102 | Anderson University | 35700 | 46900 | 0.2405 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 103 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 35900 | 47500 | 0.2444 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 104 | Hofstra University | 36400 | 76900 | 0.5266 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 105 | Marymount Manhattan College | 37600 | 69900 | 0.4621 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 106 | DePaul University | 37800 | 66000 | 0.4275 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 107 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38400 | 63000 | 0.3907 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 107 | Xavier University | 38400 | 68100 | 0.4364 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 109 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 110 | Long Island University | 38800 | 60000 | 0.3535 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 110 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 112 | Rutgers University-Newark | 39600 | 57900 | 0.316 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 113 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 39700 | 50000 | 0.2062 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 114 | Southern Oregon University | 39800 | 39800 | 0 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 114 | The University of Montana | 39800 | 45000 | 0.1155 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 116 | Pace University | 40500 | 74800 | 0.4585 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 116 | Saint Mary's College of California | 40500 | 81500 | 0.5029 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 118 | Pacific Union College | 41000 | 52800 | 0.2233 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 119 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41400 | 46000 | 0.0999 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 120 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42900 | 80700 | 0.4683 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 121 | California Institute of the Arts | 43200 | 84900 | 0.4913 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 122 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 43300 | 75900 | 0.4298 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 123 | Quinnipiac University | 44800 | 79200 | 0.4343 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 124 | High Point University | 45300 | 72900 | 0.3785 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 125 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 46000 | 66500 | 0.3085 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 126 | Biola University | 46700 | 71200 | 0.3442 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 127 | Wagner College | 46900 | 73400 | 0.3611 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 128 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2124 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 129 | Drexel University | 47700 | 83900 | 0.4315 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 130 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 48500 | 69000 | 0.2972 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 131 | Binghamton University | 50500 | 52800 | 0.0433 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 132 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 50600 | 92000 | 0.4499 | 1,535 | 0 | 0.6794 | |
| 133 | Lynn University | 51800 | 66000 | 0.2151 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 134 | George Mason University | 53400 | 61000 | 0.1246 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 135 | Moore College of Art and Design | 53500 | 81500 | 0.3437 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 136 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 137 | Chapman University | 55400 | 93100 | 0.405 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 | |
| 138 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 56000 | 66400 | 0.1567 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 139 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57600 | 83800 | 0.3127 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 | |
| 140 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.092 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 141 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58400 | 71200 | 0.1798 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 142 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60700 | 63000 | 0.0364 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 143 | California College of the Arts | 65300 | 87600 | 0.2545 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 144 | Loyola Marymount University | 77700 | 95500 | 0.1863 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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