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 | MiraCosta College | 7100 | 22400 | 0.6813 | 12,125 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Southern Utah University | 10000 | 22200 | 0.5506 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10500 | 24600 | 0.5737 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 4 | Washington University in St Louis | 10700 | 102300 | 0.8957 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 5 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 11600 | 25200 | 0.5375 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 6 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12500 | 26500 | 0.5277 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 8 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 12600 | 25700 | 0.5097 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 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 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 11 | Clayton State University | 13900 | 21700 | 0.3589 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 12 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 29300 | 0.4915 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 13 | University of Southern California | 15300 | 71400 | 0.786 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 14 | Oakland University | 15500 | 28200 | 0.4507 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 15 | California State University-Sacramento | 15700 | 27700 | 0.4345 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 16 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Wayne State University | 16200 | 32900 | 0.5073 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 18 | Goshen College | 16300 | 55900 | 0.7088 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 19 | Maharishi International University | 16700 | 32800 | 0.4909 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 20 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16900 | 23200 | 0.2715 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 21 | Millikin University | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 21 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 23 | Keene State College | 17400 | 32100 | 0.4572 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 24 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 25 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18000 | 27700 | 0.3501 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 26 | University of Mississippi | 18300 | 45000 | 0.5938 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 27 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 18600 | 31400 | 0.4077 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 28 | Grand Canyon University | 18800 | 33700 | 0.4422 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 29 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 30 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 72100 | 0.7294 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 30 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19500 | 57300 | 0.6601 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 32 | SUNY at Purchase College | 19600 | 28000 | 0.2995 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 33 | Lindenwood University | 19700 | 35800 | 0.4501 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 34 | Husson University | 20200 | 48100 | 0.5795 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 34 | Piedmont University | 20200 | 47200 | 0.572 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 36 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20400 | 23200 | 0.1207 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 36 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20400 | 27700 | 0.2633 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 38 | Northern Michigan University | 20900 | 33100 | 0.3686 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 39 | New Mexico Highlands University | 21300 | 27200 | 0.2167 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 40 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 41 | Nelson University | 21900 | 55500 | 0.6054 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 42 | Oklahoma City University | 22100 | 64400 | 0.657 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 43 | Florida State University | 22400 | 32400 | 0.3091 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 43 | New York University | 22400 | 91800 | 0.7556 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 45 | Fitchburg State University | 22800 | 33700 | 0.3235 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 46 | Bob Jones University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4384 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 47 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 48 | Oral Roberts University | 23800 | 52700 | 0.5484 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 49 | Augsburg University | 25100 | 56400 | 0.5554 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 50 | Point Park University | 25200 | 57000 | 0.5582 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 51 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51700 | 0.5047 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 52 | Messiah University | 25700 | 54300 | 0.5264 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 52 | Missouri Western State University | 25700 | 39300 | 0.3472 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 54 | Azusa Pacific University | 25900 | 63000 | 0.589 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 55 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26000 | 28300 | 0.0809 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 55 | St Bonaventure University | 26000 | 61200 | 0.5751 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 55 | University of Mobile | 26000 | 48300 | 0.4613 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 58 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26200 | 41500 | 0.3684 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 59 | George Fox University | 26900 | 69400 | 0.6127 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 59 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 61 | Syracuse University | 27400 | 83100 | 0.6701 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 62 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27500 | 69300 | 0.6029 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 63 | Bridgewater State University | 27700 | 35500 | 0.2189 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 64 | Weber State University | 27900 | 33900 | 0.1769 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 65 | John Brown University | 28000 | 48300 | 0.4198 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 66 | The University of Montana | 28200 | 28200 | 0 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 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 | Montclair State University | 28900 | 36300 | 0.204 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 71 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 72 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 29200 | 71800 | 0.5935 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 73 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 73 | Montana State University | 29300 | 31400 | 0.0669 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 75 | Kansas City Art Institute | 29400 | 78600 | 0.6263 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 75 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 77 | Southern Adventist University | 29700 | 46900 | 0.3666 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 77 | Southern Methodist University | 29700 | 90100 | 0.6703 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 79 | Lipscomb University | 29800 | 57800 | 0.4855 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 79 | University of West Georgia | 29800 | 46800 | 0.3632 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 81 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30600 | 78100 | 0.608 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 81 | Saint Mary's College of California | 30600 | 77000 | 0.6028 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 83 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 30800 | 75900 | 0.5946 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 84 | Ithaca College | 30900 | 72500 | 0.5737 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 85 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.474 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 86 | Rider University | 31500 | 60600 | 0.4799 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 87 | Belmont University | 32400 | 69900 | 0.5372 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 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 | |
| 91 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70300 | 0.5233 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 91 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 93 | University of Rhode Island | 33800 | 46400 | 0.2713 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 94 | DeSales University | 33900 | 68500 | 0.505 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 95 | Southeastern University | 34100 | 60500 | 0.4361 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 96 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 34200 | 42900 | 0.2029 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 97 | Southern Oregon University | 35200 | 35200 | 0 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 98 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,154 | 1100 | 0.8006 | |
| 99 | College for Creative Studies | 35400 | 89800 | 0.6061 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 100 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 35600 | 41600 | 0.1442 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 100 | The University of Tampa | 35600 | 56900 | 0.374 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 102 | Anderson University | 35700 | 46900 | 0.2405 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 102 | Loyola Marymount University | 35700 | 90800 | 0.6071 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 | |
| 104 | Temple University | 35900 | 56400 | 0.3636 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 105 | 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 | 37700 | 69900 | 0.4606 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 108 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38200 | 63000 | 0.3939 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 109 | Xavier University | 38400 | 68100 | 0.4364 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 110 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 111 | Long Island University | 38800 | 60000 | 0.3535 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 111 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 113 | Rutgers University-Newark | 39100 | 57900 | 0.3246 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 114 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 39500 | 50000 | 0.2102 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 115 | University of Central Florida | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 115 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 117 | Pace University | 40400 | 74800 | 0.4598 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 118 | Pacific Union College | 41000 | 53000 | 0.2258 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 119 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4686 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 120 | California Institute of the Arts | 42200 | 84600 | 0.5013 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 121 | California College of the Arts | 43300 | 87800 | 0.5064 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 122 | Quinnipiac University | 44700 | 79200 | 0.4355 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 123 | University of California-Riverside | 45100 | 66000 | 0.3168 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 124 | High Point University | 45500 | 72900 | 0.3758 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 125 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 46000 | 66500 | 0.3085 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 126 | La Sierra University | 46900 | 66000 | 0.2883 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 126 | 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 | 48400 | 69000 | 0.2986 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 131 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 132 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 50000 | 92000 | 0.4564 | 1,535 | 0 | 0.6794 | |
| 133 | Binghamton University | 50500 | 52800 | 0.0433 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 134 | Lynn University | 51800 | 66000 | 0.2151 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 135 | 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 | 53600 | 61000 | 0.1213 | 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 | 56000 | 66400 | 0.1567 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 142 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58400 | 71200 | 0.1798 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 143 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60700 | 63000 | 0.0364 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 144 | Columbia College Chicago | 62800 | 68600 | 0.0846 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 145 | Chapman University | 63200 | 91500 | 0.3095 | 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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