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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 | 0.6491 | 13,532 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Santa Ana College | 4600 | 23100 | 0.8003 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.588 | 23,453 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Washington University in St Louis | 7300 | 102300 | 0.9283 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 5 | Western Kentucky University | 9900 | 27500 | 0.6383 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 6 | Southern Utah University | 10200 | 51400 | 0.8015 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 7 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10600 | 23200 | 0.5439 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 8 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11000 | 31400 | 0.6498 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 11700 | 25200 | 0.5336 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 11800 | 29300 | 0.5973 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 11 | Wayne State University | 12200 | 32900 | 0.6289 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 12 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 33800 | 0.6327 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 13 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 13100 | 28600 | 0.5411 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 14 | Clayton State University | 13900 | 21700 | 0.3589 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 15 | Bridgewater State University | 14200 | 37300 | 0.6193 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 16 | Goshen College | 14300 | 56000 | 0.7446 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 17 | New York University | 14400 | 92100 | 0.8437 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 17 | University of California-Riverside | 14400 | 36500 | 0.6053 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 19 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 14800 | 26000 | 0.4303 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 19 | Northern Michigan University | 14800 | 33100 | 0.5529 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 21 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 15000 | 63100 | 0.7618 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 22 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 15200 | 79400 | 0.8081 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 22 | University of Southern California | 15200 | 71400 | 0.7874 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 22 | University of West Georgia | 15200 | 24600 | 0.3825 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 25 | Jacksonville State University | 15500 | 27000 | 0.4267 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 26 | Keene State College | 16000 | 51400 | 0.6884 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 26 | New Mexico Highlands University | 16000 | 37900 | 0.5772 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 28 | Maharishi International University | 16600 | 33300 | 0.5013 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 29 | Middle Tennessee State University | 16900 | 29000 | 0.4175 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 30 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 31 | California State University-Sacramento | 17600 | 30700 | 0.4265 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 32 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17800 | 45800 | 0.6119 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 33 | Husson University | 18800 | 48100 | 0.6085 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 34 | Lindenwood University | 19000 | 36000 | 0.4729 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 35 | Rutgers University-Newark | 19200 | 39200 | 0.5107 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 36 | Piedmont University | 19400 | 47400 | 0.5911 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 37 | University of Rhode Island | 19500 | 47400 | 0.5887 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 38 | SUNY at Purchase College | 19600 | 28000 | 0.2995 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 39 | State University of New York at Oswego | 19700 | 40200 | 0.5101 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 40 | Southern Oregon University | 19800 | 73600 | 0.7312 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 41 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20000 | 35200 | 0.4314 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 42 | SUNY at Fredonia | 20200 | 53600 | 0.6229 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 43 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 44 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20400 | 27700 | 0.2633 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 45 | La Sierra University | 20800 | 51100 | 0.5929 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 46 | Millikin University | 20900 | 45000 | 0.5354 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 47 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 21000 | 33600 | 0.3747 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 48 | Nelson University | 21200 | 64000 | 0.6687 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 48 | University of Mobile | 21200 | 46000 | 0.5392 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 50 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 21400 | 77500 | 0.7236 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 50 | Grand Canyon University | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3701 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 52 | Missouri Western State University | 21500 | 28800 | 0.2526 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 53 | Bob Jones University | 21900 | 42700 | 0.4877 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 53 | Oklahoma City University | 21900 | 74100 | 0.7047 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 55 | Florida State University | 22200 | 32100 | 0.3082 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 56 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 57 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 22600 | 89100 | 0.7462 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 58 | Augsburg University | 23000 | 56200 | 0.5911 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 59 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 60 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 52700 | 0.546 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 61 | Montana State University | 24400 | 31600 | 0.2281 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 61 | Temple University | 24400 | 36100 | 0.3243 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 63 | Azusa Pacific University | 24700 | 62800 | 0.6066 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 64 | Messiah University | 24800 | 54700 | 0.5467 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 65 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25000 | 39400 | 0.3656 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 66 | Webster University | 25200 | 66600 | 0.6218 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 67 | Walla Walla University | 25500 | 51700 | 0.5077 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 68 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25700 | 28300 | 0.0907 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 69 | George Fox University | 25800 | 92800 | 0.7222 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 70 | Oakland University | 26100 | 39600 | 0.341 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 71 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 72 | Weber State University | 27100 | 31500 | 0.1399 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 73 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 27300 | 69300 | 0.6057 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 74 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 27500 | 90300 | 0.6953 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 74 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27500 | 97200 | 0.717 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 76 | John Brown University | 27800 | 48300 | 0.4255 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 77 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 78 | Cornerstone University | 28900 | 40800 | 0.291 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 79 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 80 | William Penn University | 29200 | 48000 | 0.3928 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 81 | Long Island University | 29300 | 60500 | 0.516 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 82 | Cleveland State University | 29400 | 38600 | 0.2385 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 82 | Southern Methodist University | 29400 | 96900 | 0.6963 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 84 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 29700 | 78300 | 0.6208 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 85 | Ithaca College | 29800 | 72600 | 0.5892 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 86 | Taylor University | 30100 | 60700 | 0.5048 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 87 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 30500 | 101400 | 0.699 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 87 | The University of Montana | 30500 | 30500 | 0 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 89 | Saint Mary's College of California | 30600 | 82500 | 0.6285 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 90 | Southern Adventist University | 30700 | 49000 | 0.3746 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 91 | Southeastern University | 30800 | 79400 | 0.6123 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 92 | Marquette University | 31000 | 75900 | 0.5915 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 93 | DeSales University | 31200 | 100800 | 0.6904 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 94 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31500 | 51700 | 0.3911 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 95 | Biola University | 31700 | 67400 | 0.5298 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 96 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 31800 | 54400 | 0.4154 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 97 | Rider University | 32000 | 60200 | 0.4685 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 98 | Pacific Union College | 32400 | 54900 | 0.4092 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 99 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 100 | Belmont University | 33200 | 72300 | 0.5412 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 100 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 102 | Baylor University | 33600 | 70400 | 0.523 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 103 | Pace University | 33700 | 75700 | 0.5551 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 104 | College for Creative Studies | 33800 | 108300 | 0.6876 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 105 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34100 | 34100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 106 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 107 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,154 | 1100 | 0.8006 | |
| 108 | Anderson University | 35400 | 46900 | 0.2464 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 108 | Loyola Marymount University | 35400 | 99300 | 0.6436 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 | |
| 110 | University of South Alabama | 35600 | 40200 | 0.1145 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 111 | Loyola University New Orleans | 36600 | 74600 | 0.5092 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 112 | Xavier University | 37500 | 68100 | 0.4496 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 113 | Crown College | 38400 | 53200 | 0.2786 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 114 | Pacific University | 38600 | 74900 | 0.4854 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 115 | Drexel University | 39200 | 86400 | 0.5466 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 116 | University of Mississippi | 39800 | 45200 | 0.1194 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 117 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4695 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 117 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42800 | 0.0164 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 119 | California Institute of the Arts | 42600 | 119100 | 0.6424 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 120 | George Mason University | 43900 | 61400 | 0.2852 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 121 | Montclair State University | 44300 | 47000 | 0.0575 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 122 | High Point University | 45300 | 72900 | 0.3785 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 123 | The University of Tampa | 45500 | 58500 | 0.2222 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 124 | Wagner College | 46600 | 73400 | 0.3649 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 125 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47200 | 61500 | 0.2335 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 126 | Lipscomb University | 48700 | 69900 | 0.3033 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 127 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 128 | Marymount Manhattan College | 49200 | 74900 | 0.3432 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 128 | Quinnipiac University | 49200 | 79700 | 0.3829 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 130 | Moore College of Art and Design | 49500 | 114300 | 0.567 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 131 | Binghamton University | 50300 | 52800 | 0.0486 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 132 | Lynn University | 51500 | 71600 | 0.2807 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 133 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 51900 | 67500 | 0.2312 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 134 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 52200 | 121500 | 0.5702 | 1,535 | 0 | 0.6794 | |
| 135 | California Lutheran University | 53500 | 71700 | 0.2541 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 136 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 54700 | 69100 | 0.2085 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 137 | Emerson College | 57900 | 82600 | 0.2989 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 138 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58100 | 71200 | 0.1836 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 139 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58500 | 63600 | 0.0803 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 140 | Hofstra University | 58900 | 83300 | 0.293 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 141 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60400 | 63000 | 0.0407 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 142 | California College of the Arts | 61200 | 87800 | 0.3024 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 143 | Chapman University | 62500 | 93000 | 0.3281 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 | |
| 144 | Columbia College Chicago | 62700 | 68500 | 0.0846 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 145 | Pratt Institute-Main | 70400 | 91800 | 0.2331 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.