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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 Virginia.
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 Virginia.
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 | Old Dominion University | 0 | 32400 | 1 | 17,504 | 1205 | 0.9135 | |
| 2 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 9200 | 23200 | 0.6044 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 3 | Southern Utah University | 10300 | 22200 | 0.5371 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 3 | Western Kentucky University | 10300 | 30200 | 0.6594 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 5 | Washington University in St Louis | 10700 | 102300 | 0.8957 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 6 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 34800 | 0.6428 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 7 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13400 | 55100 | 0.7569 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 8 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 13700 | 28400 | 0.5181 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 9 | Bridgewater State University | 14000 | 28800 | 0.5152 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 9 | Clayton State University | 14000 | 21700 | 0.3543 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 11 | University of California-Riverside | 14600 | 118100 | 0.8761 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 12 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15200 | 25700 | 0.4085 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 12 | Northern Michigan University | 15200 | 35600 | 0.5731 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 14 | Jacksonville State University | 15500 | 42900 | 0.638 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 15 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15600 | 29300 | 0.4676 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 16 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7052 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 17 | Maharishi International University | 16900 | 32800 | 0.4848 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 18 | Millikin University | 17300 | 45000 | 0.6153 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 19 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 20 | California State University-Sacramento | 17600 | 35700 | 0.5071 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 20 | Keene State College | 17600 | 31100 | 0.4347 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 22 | University of South Alabama | 17700 | 40600 | 0.5635 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 23 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 58900 | 0.6966 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 24 | University of Rhode Island | 18500 | 81200 | 0.7721 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 25 | Husson University | 19100 | 48100 | 0.6023 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 25 | The University of Montana | 19100 | 75200 | 0.7456 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 27 | Lindenwood University | 19300 | 36000 | 0.4645 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 28 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 19500 | 53200 | 0.6339 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 29 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19600 | 26900 | 0.2714 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 30 | Piedmont University | 19800 | 47400 | 0.5826 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 30 | Syracuse University | 19800 | 83600 | 0.7632 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 32 | University of Southern California | 19900 | 76200 | 0.7388 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 33 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20200 | 57300 | 0.6479 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 34 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20300 | 43700 | 0.5355 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 34 | Southern Oregon University | 20300 | 73600 | 0.7244 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 36 | La Sierra University | 20600 | 84200 | 0.7553 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 37 | University of Mobile | 21500 | 67100 | 0.6792 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 38 | New Mexico Highlands University | 21600 | 27200 | 0.2057 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 39 | Grand Canyon University | 21800 | 48300 | 0.5487 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 39 | Missouri Western State University | 21800 | 28800 | 0.2431 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 41 | Nelson University | 22300 | 55500 | 0.5982 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 42 | Florida State University | 22400 | 23000 | 0.0261 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 42 | Oklahoma City University | 22400 | 74300 | 0.6985 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 42 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 22400 | 42500 | 0.4729 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 45 | Augsburg University | 23100 | 56200 | 0.5893 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 45 | Loyola University New Orleans | 23100 | 74600 | 0.6901 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 45 | Montana State University | 23100 | 73500 | 0.6859 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 48 | Bob Jones University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4384 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 48 | Point Park University | 23300 | 70900 | 0.6715 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 48 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 23300 | 33600 | 0.3063 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 51 | Weber State University | 23700 | 31500 | 0.2479 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 52 | Oral Roberts University | 24200 | 78200 | 0.6901 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 53 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 54 | Messiah University | 25000 | 89600 | 0.7211 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 55 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 56 | Webster University | 25500 | 54700 | 0.5341 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 57 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51700 | 0.5047 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 58 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26000 | 28300 | 0.0809 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 59 | George Fox University | 26400 | 95400 | 0.7235 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 60 | Oakland University | 26700 | 39300 | 0.3203 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 61 | Rider University | 26800 | 60200 | 0.5551 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 62 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 63 | Cleveland State University | 27100 | 38500 | 0.2959 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 64 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 27500 | 85500 | 0.6786 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 65 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 27700 | 90300 | 0.6934 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 65 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27700 | 78900 | 0.6486 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 67 | John Brown University | 28000 | 48300 | 0.4198 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 68 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28100 | 69000 | 0.5926 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 68 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64000 | 0.5608 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 68 | Wayne State University | 28100 | 46800 | 0.3998 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 71 | New York University | 29000 | 92100 | 0.6851 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 72 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 72 | Marquette University | 29100 | 63800 | 0.544 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 74 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44400 | 0.3398 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 75 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 76 | California Lutheran University | 29600 | 109800 | 0.7307 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 77 | Southern Adventist University | 29700 | 46900 | 0.3666 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 77 | Southern Methodist University | 29700 | 88100 | 0.6632 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 79 | University of West Georgia | 30100 | 46800 | 0.3568 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 80 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30300 | 78200 | 0.6122 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 81 | Ithaca College | 30400 | 72600 | 0.581 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 82 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30500 | 39400 | 0.226 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 83 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 31000 | 75900 | 0.592 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 84 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.474 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 85 | DeSales University | 31500 | 100800 | 0.6874 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 86 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31700 | 51700 | 0.3857 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 87 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32000 | 54400 | 0.4117 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 88 | Azusa Pacific University | 32300 | 84000 | 0.6157 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 89 | Belmont University | 32400 | 69900 | 0.5372 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 90 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32700 | 40200 | 0.1866 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 91 | Liberty University | 33100 | 43400 | 0.2361 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 92 | Southeastern University | 33400 | 56200 | 0.4054 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 93 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 93 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 95 | College for Creative Studies | 33800 | 108300 | 0.6876 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 96 | Lee University | 34200 | 37800 | 0.0952 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 97 | SUNY at Fredonia | 34500 | 41000 | 0.1586 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 98 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,154 | 1100 | 0.8006 | |
| 99 | Anderson University | 35700 | 46900 | 0.2405 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 100 | Temple University | 35800 | 57200 | 0.3739 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 101 | SUNY at Purchase College | 36300 | 42400 | 0.1438 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 102 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 37300 | 47500 | 0.2149 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 103 | Xavier University | 37500 | 107200 | 0.6501 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 104 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38400 | 62000 | 0.3809 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 105 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 106 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 107 | Long Island University | 38900 | 60400 | 0.3562 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 108 | State University of New York at Cortland | 39300 | 40600 | 0.0321 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 109 | Drexel University | 39600 | 107600 | 0.6318 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 110 | University of Mississippi | 40100 | 60300 | 0.3349 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 111 | Pace University | 40500 | 75500 | 0.4636 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 111 | Saint Mary's College of California | 40500 | 102500 | 0.6051 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 113 | Pacific Union College | 40800 | 52800 | 0.2273 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 114 | Biola University | 41900 | 71200 | 0.4116 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 114 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41900 | 46500 | 0.099 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 116 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 47000 | 0.1065 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 117 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42900 | 80700 | 0.4683 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 118 | California Institute of the Arts | 43500 | 91300 | 0.5234 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 119 | High Point University | 45300 | 72900 | 0.3785 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 120 | The University of Tampa | 45600 | 58500 | 0.2204 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 121 | Wagner College | 46900 | 73400 | 0.3611 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 122 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59800 | 0.2121 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 123 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 67900 | 0.2814 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 124 | DePaul University | 49000 | 66400 | 0.2619 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 125 | Marymount Manhattan College | 49200 | 71300 | 0.31 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 126 | Moore College of Art and Design | 49800 | 114300 | 0.5643 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 127 | Quinnipiac University | 50200 | 118300 | 0.5755 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 128 | Rutgers University-Newark | 50400 | 59900 | 0.1587 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 129 | Binghamton University | 50500 | 52800 | 0.0433 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 130 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 50600 | 94000 | 0.4616 | 1,535 | 0 | 0.6794 | |
| 131 | Lynn University | 51800 | 71600 | 0.2765 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 132 | Chapman University | 52500 | 115100 | 0.5437 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 | |
| 133 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 52700 | 67000 | 0.2136 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 134 | George Mason University | 58000 | 61400 | 0.0554 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 135 | Emerson College | 58200 | 105500 | 0.4485 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 136 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58400 | 71200 | 0.1798 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 136 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58400 | 63500 | 0.0803 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 138 | Hofstra University | 59000 | 83400 | 0.2925 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 139 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60700 | 63000 | 0.0364 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 140 | California College of the Arts | 61300 | 113100 | 0.4582 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 141 | Columbia College Chicago | 63100 | 68500 | 0.0788 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 142 | Loyola Marymount University | 63800 | 118300 | 0.4608 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 | |
| 143 | Pratt Institute-Main | 68500 | 89500 | 0.2346 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.