Considering a degree in Cinematography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Cinematography majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Cinematography 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 Monica College | 7100 | 15500 | 0.5427 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 2 | CUNY City College | 8700 | 31200 | 0.7212 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 3 | Washington University in St Louis | 9400 | 96200 | 0.9026 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 4 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12600 | 32200 | 0.6083 | 755 | 895 | 1 | |
| 5 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12700 | 54500 | 0.7669 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 5 | University of California-Riverside | 12700 | 66000 | 0.808 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 7 | University of Central Florida | 13200 | 25300 | 0.4777 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 8 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 13900 | 24500 | 0.4332 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14300 | 37900 | 0.6222 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 10 | New York University | 14600 | 91800 | 0.8407 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 11 | Clayton State University | 15300 | 21700 | 0.2945 | 5,301 | 980 | 0.7056 | |
| 12 | New Mexico Highlands University | 15400 | 21500 | 0.2835 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
| 13 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15500 | 28000 | 0.4461 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 14 | Fitchburg State University | 15700 | 30100 | 0.4777 | 3,027 | 1150 | 0.8693 | |
| 15 | Florida State University | 15900 | 23100 | 0.3115 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 15 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | California State University-Sacramento | 16100 | 27800 | 0.4225 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 18 | Northern Michigan University | 16200 | 34300 | 0.5282 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 19 | Goshen College | 16300 | 55900 | 0.7084 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 20 | Jacksonville State University | 16700 | 27000 | 0.3821 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 21 | Keene State College | 16900 | 51200 | 0.6692 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 21 | University of South Alabama | 16900 | 35100 | 0.5183 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 23 | University of Miami | 17000 | 96400 | 0.8233 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 24 | Weber State University | 17100 | 41300 | 0.5854 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 25 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 17200 | 35300 | 0.5122 | 902 | 1245 | 0.3308 | |
| 26 | Husson University | 17400 | 48100 | 0.6376 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 26 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17400 | 33600 | 0.4818 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 28 | University of Rhode Island | 17600 | 34700 | 0.4924 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 29 | Lee University | 17900 | 37400 | 0.5217 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 30 | Pacific Union College | 18300 | 49800 | 0.6322 | 910 | 1090 | 0.4248 | |
| 31 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18400 | 30100 | 0.3887 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 32 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 18600 | 67900 | 0.7256 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 33 | University of West Georgia | 18700 | 48000 | 0.6107 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 34 | University of Mississippi | 18800 | 44900 | 0.5808 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 35 | University of Southern California | 18900 | 71400 | 0.7355 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 36 | Lindenwood University | 19100 | 34600 | 0.4481 | 4,663 | 1170 | 0.5684 | |
| 37 | Southwestern Assemblies of God University | 19700 | 53900 | 0.635 | 1,413 | 1045 | 0.8423 | |
| 38 | State University of New York at Oswego | 19800 | 45700 | 0.5663 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 39 | Syracuse University | 20600 | 83100 | 0.7521 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 39 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 20600 | 31400 | 0.344 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 41 | Augsburg University | 21400 | 56400 | 0.621 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 41 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 21400 | 40100 | 0.4655 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 41 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 44 | Azusa Pacific University | 21500 | 63000 | 0.6589 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 44 | Rutgers University-Newark | 21500 | 38900 | 0.4474 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
| 46 | Loyola University New Orleans | 21700 | 72100 | 0.6988 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 46 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21700 | 35400 | 0.3874 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 48 | Southern Oregon University | 21800 | 62000 | 0.6485 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 49 | Montana State University | 21900 | 60900 | 0.6405 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 50 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 38300 | 0.4102 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 50 | Vermont State University | 22600 | 26900 | 0.1596 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 52 | Bob Jones University | 23400 | 41500 | 0.4359 | 2,477 | 1149 | 0.8729 | |
| 53 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 65400 | 0.6405 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 54 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 55 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 24000 | 24300 | 0.0124 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 55 | Point Park University | 24000 | 57000 | 0.5793 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 57 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.1719 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 58 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 24500 | 69500 | 0.6478 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 59 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24600 | 26600 | 0.0779 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 60 | Binghamton University | 25000 | 32000 | 0.2206 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 60 | La Sierra University | 25000 | 70200 | 0.6438 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 62 | SUNY at Purchase College | 25500 | 37500 | 0.3201 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 63 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 25900 | 79500 | 0.6738 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 63 | Lipscomb University | 25900 | 74100 | 0.6509 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 63 | Missouri Western State University | 25900 | 39300 | 0.3417 | 3,494 | 1015 | 0.9996 | |
| 66 | Oakland University | 26200 | 39700 | 0.3401 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 67 | Marquette University | 27200 | 75100 | 0.638 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 67 | St Bonaventure University | 27200 | 61300 | 0.5561 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 69 | George Fox University | 27300 | 79300 | 0.6555 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 70 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27400 | 76000 | 0.6397 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 70 | Long Island University | 27400 | 59700 | 0.5414 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 70 | York College of Pennsylvania | 27400 | 45800 | 0.4018 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 73 | Woodbury University | 27500 | 66600 | 0.5871 | 825 | 1087 | 0.7287 | |
| 74 | Cleveland State University | 27900 | 37300 | 0.2521 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 75 | Messiah University | 28200 | 54100 | 0.479 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 75 | The University of Montana | 28200 | 28200 | 0 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 77 | John Brown University | 28300 | 48300 | 0.4153 | 1,882 | 1226 | 0.6764 | |
| 78 | Biola University | 28800 | 71200 | 0.5957 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 79 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2838 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 80 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 29300 | 78100 | 0.6249 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 81 | Oklahoma City University | 29400 | 52000 | 0.4349 | 1,447 | 1190 | 0.7039 | |
| 82 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29500 | 42200 | 0.301 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 83 | William Penn University | 29700 | 47200 | 0.3721 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 84 | Huntington University | 29800 | 50200 | 0.4063 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 84 | Southern Methodist University | 29800 | 82800 | 0.64 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 86 | Southern Adventist University | 29900 | 46900 | 0.3621 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 87 | Southeastern University | 30200 | 60500 | 0.5005 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 88 | Belmont University | 30300 | 67800 | 0.5529 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 88 | Wayne State University | 30300 | 50900 | 0.4049 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 90 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30400 | 46400 | 0.3451 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 91 | The University of Tampa | 31200 | 56900 | 0.4513 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 92 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 31400 | 64800 | 0.5152 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 93 | Rider University | 31500 | 60600 | 0.4803 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 93 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 31500 | 31500 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 95 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 31700 | 61600 | 0.4855 | 893 | 1124 | 0.7174 | |
| 96 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 97 | Liberty University | 32000 | 44100 | 0.2743 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 98 | Ithaca College | 32300 | 72500 | 0.5543 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 99 | College for Creative Studies | 32700 | 89100 | 0.6333 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 100 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 33300 | 84100 | 0.6039 | 18,452 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
| 100 | Loyola Marymount University | 33300 | 111100 | 0.7002 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 | |
| 100 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 33300 | 41200 | 0.1916 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 103 | Taylor University | 34100 | 57600 | 0.4074 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 104 | Pace University | 34500 | 100800 | 0.6575 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 105 | Baylor University | 34800 | 71100 | 0.5105 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 106 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 107 | Anderson University | 35900 | 46900 | 0.2359 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5342 | |
| 108 | Western Kentucky University | 36600 | 42300 | 0.1347 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 109 | California Institute of the Arts | 37100 | 107300 | 0.6545 | 918 | 0 | 0.2595 | |
| 109 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 37100 | 79300 | 0.5317 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 111 | Marymount Manhattan College | 37200 | 69900 | 0.4678 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 112 | Hofstra University | 37600 | 77000 | 0.5115 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 112 | Xavier University | 37600 | 67500 | 0.4431 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 114 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4789 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 115 | Drexel University | 39600 | 83800 | 0.5277 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 116 | Temple University | 40800 | 55600 | 0.2662 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 117 | Quinnipiac University | 41000 | 79200 | 0.4822 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 118 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41300 | 46000 | 0.1022 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 119 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46200 | 0.091 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 120 | California College of the Arts | 42600 | 87800 | 0.5143 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 121 | University of the Arts | 44700 | 88000 | 0.4919 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 122 | High Point University | 46000 | 81300 | 0.4341 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 123 | Wagner College | 47100 | 73400 | 0.3582 | 1,590 | 1230 | 0.8346 | |
| 124 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 47400 | 65600 | 0.2774 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 125 | DePaul University | 48700 | 72500 | 0.3283 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 126 | Columbia College Chicago | 50600 | 68600 | 0.2625 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 127 | Lynn University | 51600 | 64200 | 0.1963 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 128 | California Lutheran University | 54200 | 70100 | 0.2271 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 129 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 54400 | 66500 | 0.1821 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 130 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 55300 | 91600 | 0.3964 | 1,689 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 131 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 132 | Pratt Institute-Main | 58400 | 83800 | 0.3032 | 3,967 | 1266 | 0.7325 | |
| 133 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 59000 | 61100 | 0.034 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 134 | George Mason University | 59300 | 61000 | 0.0279 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 135 | Cornish College of the Arts | 59800 | 76100 | 0.2143 | 502 | 0 | 0.7046 | |
| 136 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
| 137 | Chapman University | 61900 | 87000 | 0.2876 | 7,713 | 1357 | 0.6543 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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