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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 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 4500 | 12900 | 0.6524 | 12,937 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Santa Ana College | 4500 | 30400 | 0.8511 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.5879 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 4 | Washington University in St Louis | 9200 | 96200 | 0.904 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 5 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 9800 | 21600 | 0.5462 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 6 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 10100 | 28800 | 0.6501 | 902 | 1245 | 0.3308 | |
| 7 | New Mexico Highlands University | 10400 | 21500 | 0.5158 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
| 8 | New York University | 11500 | 91800 | 0.8745 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 9 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12500 | 28200 | 0.5576 | 755 | 895 | 1 | |
| 10 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14600 | 25200 | 0.4183 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 11 | Goshen College | 14700 | 55800 | 0.7363 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 12 | Clayton State University | 14800 | 21700 | 0.3175 | 5,301 | 980 | 0.7056 | |
| 13 | University of Southern California | 16300 | 71400 | 0.772 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 14 | University of California-Riverside | 16400 | 36500 | 0.5505 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 15 | California State University-Sacramento | 16700 | 27400 | 0.389 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 15 | Weber State University | 16700 | 22100 | 0.2445 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 17 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17200 | 33600 | 0.4877 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 18 | Pacific Union College | 17300 | 53000 | 0.6733 | 910 | 1090 | 0.4248 | |
| 19 | Husson University | 17400 | 48100 | 0.6376 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 19 | University of Rhode Island | 17400 | 34400 | 0.4939 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 21 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3391 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 22 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 23 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 45500 | 0.5895 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 24 | Lee University | 19300 | 37100 | 0.4792 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 24 | The University of Montana | 19300 | 25200 | 0.2339 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 24 | Wayne State University | 19300 | 32300 | 0.403 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 27 | Lindenwood University | 19500 | 35800 | 0.4557 | 4,663 | 1170 | 0.5684 | |
| 27 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 29 | Southwestern Assemblies of God University | 20000 | 40500 | 0.5068 | 1,413 | 1045 | 0.8423 | |
| 30 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20100 | 38800 | 0.4817 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 31 | Montana State University | 20700 | 27100 | 0.2358 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 32 | Augsburg University | 20800 | 56400 | 0.6312 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 33 | University of Miami | 21000 | 70800 | 0.7038 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 34 | Cleveland State University | 21200 | 30900 | 0.3135 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 35 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 21400 | 35400 | 0.396 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 36 | Rutgers University-Newark | 21500 | 38900 | 0.4474 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
| 37 | Vermont State University | 21800 | 26900 | 0.1893 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 38 | Missouri Western State University | 21900 | 28800 | 0.2401 | 3,494 | 1015 | 0.9996 | |
| 39 | Azusa Pacific University | 22600 | 63100 | 0.6416 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 39 | Florida State University | 22600 | 25000 | 0.0962 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 39 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 30300 | 0.2538 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 39 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 22600 | 56500 | 0.6004 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 43 | Bob Jones University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4374 | 2,477 | 1149 | 0.8729 | |
| 44 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 44 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 55600 | 0.5778 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 44 | Syracuse University | 23500 | 83100 | 0.7172 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 47 | University of Central Arkansas | 24300 | 29500 | 0.1763 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 48 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24400 | 26600 | 0.0828 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 48 | Northern Michigan University | 24400 | 32900 | 0.2587 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 50 | Temple University | 24500 | 36300 | 0.3253 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 51 | The University of Tampa | 25000 | 56900 | 0.5602 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 52 | La Sierra University | 25800 | 53800 | 0.5205 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 53 | Fitchburg State University | 26000 | 31300 | 0.1694 | 3,027 | 1150 | 0.8693 | |
| 54 | Oakland University | 26200 | 39800 | 0.3419 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 54 | Point Park University | 26200 | 56800 | 0.5391 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 56 | Webster University | 26800 | 54300 | 0.5061 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 57 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 58 | John Brown University | 28100 | 48300 | 0.418 | 1,882 | 1226 | 0.6764 | |
| 59 | George Fox University | 28300 | 67100 | 0.5787 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 59 | Jacksonville State University | 28300 | 38200 | 0.259 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 59 | Lipscomb University | 28300 | 57600 | 0.5086 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 62 | Kansas City Art Institute | 28400 | 61000 | 0.5343 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 62 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 28400 | 78100 | 0.6364 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 64 | Messiah University | 29000 | 54100 | 0.4642 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 65 | Montclair State University | 29100 | 36300 | 0.1985 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 66 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 67 | University of South Alabama | 29500 | 35000 | 0.1572 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 67 | William Penn University | 29500 | 48000 | 0.3853 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 69 | Keene State College | 29600 | 40700 | 0.273 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 70 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 71 | Southern Adventist University | 29800 | 46900 | 0.3648 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 71 | Southern Methodist University | 29800 | 81700 | 0.6355 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 73 | Belmont University | 30200 | 67800 | 0.554 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 74 | SUNY at Fredonia | 30400 | 39600 | 0.2326 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 75 | St Bonaventure University | 30600 | 61000 | 0.4981 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 76 | University of West Georgia | 30900 | 36000 | 0.1418 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 77 | Biola University | 31000 | 52500 | 0.4099 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 78 | Loyola Marymount University | 31200 | 89500 | 0.6516 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 | |
| 78 | Rider University | 31200 | 64300 | 0.5146 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 78 | Woodbury University | 31200 | 66600 | 0.5316 | 825 | 1087 | 0.7287 | |
| 81 | State University of New York at Oswego | 31300 | 38300 | 0.1825 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 82 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 82 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31800 | 51700 | 0.3841 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 84 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 31900 | 39200 | 0.1865 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 85 | Southeastern University | 32500 | 60500 | 0.4625 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 86 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 32600 | 46200 | 0.2946 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 86 | Southern Oregon University | 32600 | 32600 | 0 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 88 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 89 | California Lutheran University | 32900 | 64900 | 0.4934 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 90 | Ithaca College | 33600 | 72500 | 0.5365 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 91 | Taylor University | 34000 | 57600 | 0.4097 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 92 | College for Creative Studies | 34500 | 79600 | 0.5665 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 93 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 93 | DePaul University | 34700 | 59100 | 0.4127 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 95 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 96 | Anderson University | 35700 | 46900 | 0.2387 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5342 | |
| 97 | Western Kentucky University | 36100 | 41900 | 0.1385 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 98 | Long Island University | 36700 | 59600 | 0.3844 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 99 | University of Central Florida | 36800 | 39600 | 0.0707 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 100 | California Institute of the Arts | 36900 | 77300 | 0.5227 | 918 | 0 | 0.2595 | |
| 101 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 37100 | 79300 | 0.5317 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 102 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 37800 | 39900 | 0.0526 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 103 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38100 | 52100 | 0.2687 | 18,452 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
| 104 | Hofstra University | 38500 | 74600 | 0.4837 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 104 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 106 | Pacific University | 38900 | 74900 | 0.4806 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 107 | SUNY at Purchase College | 39600 | 41300 | 0.0411 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 108 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 109 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 110 | Marymount Manhattan College | 40700 | 68600 | 0.4064 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 111 | Marquette University | 40900 | 75100 | 0.4555 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 112 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 113 | CUNY City College | 41500 | 41500 | 0 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 114 | Quinnipiac University | 41900 | 79200 | 0.4709 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 115 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 42000 | 61600 | 0.3182 | 893 | 1124 | 0.7174 | |
| 115 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42000 | 55100 | 0.2379 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 117 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 118 | California College of the Arts | 42600 | 87800 | 0.5143 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 119 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 43300 | 50300 | 0.1392 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 120 | University of the Arts | 44700 | 88300 | 0.4935 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 121 | Middle Tennessee State University | 45800 | 45800 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 122 | High Point University | 45900 | 70500 | 0.349 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 123 | Wagner College | 46900 | 73400 | 0.36 | 1,590 | 1230 | 0.8346 | |
| 124 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 47200 | 69000 | 0.316 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 125 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48600 | 64400 | 0.2454 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 126 | George Mason University | 49200 | 49200 | 0 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 127 | Binghamton University | 50600 | 52800 | 0.0417 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 128 | Drexel University | 51200 | 82600 | 0.38 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 129 | Lynn University | 51500 | 64200 | 0.1979 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 130 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 51800 | 91600 | 0.4344 | 1,689 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 131 | Oklahoma City University | 52000 | 52000 | 0 | 1,447 | 1190 | 0.7039 | |
| 132 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 53900 | 66000 | 0.1834 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 133 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 134 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57500 | 83800 | 0.3139 | 3,967 | 1266 | 0.7325 | |
| 135 | Cornish College of the Arts | 59700 | 75100 | 0.2051 | 502 | 0 | 0.7046 | |
| 136 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
| 137 | Chapman University | 61600 | 86200 | 0.2845 | 7,713 | 1357 | 0.6543 | |
| 138 | Columbia College Chicago | 67200 | 67200 | 0 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.