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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 Iowa.
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 Iowa.
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 | Washington University in St Louis | 7400 | 102300 | 0.9278 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 2 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 8500 | 20400 | 0.5847 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 3 | Southern Utah University | 10900 | 51400 | 0.7879 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 4 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 33800 | 0.6327 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12600 | 29300 | 0.57 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 6 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12900 | 26500 | 0.5126 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 7 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13400 | 38300 | 0.6495 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 8 | Clayton State University | 13700 | 49000 | 0.721 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 9 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 14100 | 28600 | 0.5062 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 10 | Goshen College | 14500 | 56000 | 0.7411 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 11 | Bridgewater State University | 14600 | 37300 | 0.6095 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 12 | University of California-Riverside | 14800 | 66000 | 0.7762 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 13 | Northern Michigan University | 15300 | 33100 | 0.5378 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 14 | University of West Georgia | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3703 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 15 | Florida State University | 15700 | 23000 | 0.3177 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 15 | Jacksonville State University | 15700 | 27000 | 0.4192 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 17 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 15900 | 79400 | 0.7993 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 18 | New Mexico Highlands University | 16100 | 37900 | 0.5745 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 18 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 16100 | 63100 | 0.7444 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 20 | Keene State College | 16300 | 51400 | 0.6838 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 21 | Maharishi International University | 16900 | 32200 | 0.4759 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 22 | Weber State University | 17200 | 20300 | 0.153 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 23 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 24 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 25 | California State University-Sacramento | 18000 | 27700 | 0.3508 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 26 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 27 | Husson University | 19200 | 48100 | 0.6002 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 27 | The University of Montana | 19200 | 27400 | 0.2994 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 29 | Lindenwood University | 19400 | 36000 | 0.4618 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 30 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 19600 | 41200 | 0.5239 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 31 | State University of New York at Oswego | 19800 | 40200 | 0.5076 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 32 | Piedmont University | 20000 | 47400 | 0.5784 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 33 | SUNY at Fredonia | 20100 | 53600 | 0.6248 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 33 | University of Rhode Island | 20100 | 47400 | 0.5761 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 33 | University of Southern California | 20100 | 76400 | 0.7373 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 36 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20300 | 35200 | 0.4229 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 36 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 38 | Southern Oregon University | 20500 | 73600 | 0.7217 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 39 | La Sierra University | 20800 | 51200 | 0.5943 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 40 | Millikin University | 20900 | 45000 | 0.5354 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 41 | Iowa State University | 21100 | 25700 | 0.1794 | 26,346 | 1212 | 0.8793 | |
| 42 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 43 | Missouri Western State University | 21500 | 28800 | 0.2526 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 44 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 21600 | 77500 | 0.721 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 44 | Nelson University | 21600 | 64000 | 0.6625 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 44 | University of Mobile | 21600 | 46000 | 0.5305 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 47 | William Penn University | 21700 | 48000 | 0.5489 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 48 | Grand Canyon University | 21800 | 34000 | 0.3583 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 49 | Bob Jones University | 21900 | 42700 | 0.4877 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 50 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22300 | 37600 | 0.4069 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 51 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 51 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 22500 | 42500 | 0.4706 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 53 | Oklahoma City University | 22600 | 74100 | 0.6952 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 53 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22600 | 53400 | 0.5772 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 55 | Augsburg University | 23100 | 56200 | 0.5893 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 56 | SUNY at Purchase College | 23200 | 42400 | 0.4525 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 57 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 58 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 23500 | 89100 | 0.7361 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 59 | Oral Roberts University | 24300 | 52700 | 0.5384 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 60 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 61 | Temple University | 25000 | 36100 | 0.3077 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 62 | Messiah University | 25100 | 54700 | 0.5412 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 63 | Webster University | 25200 | 66600 | 0.6218 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 64 | Walla Walla University | 25500 | 51700 | 0.5077 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 65 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25700 | 28300 | 0.0907 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 66 | George Fox University | 26600 | 92800 | 0.7136 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 67 | Oakland University | 26900 | 39600 | 0.3208 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 68 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 27200 | 69300 | 0.6072 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 69 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 27800 | 90300 | 0.692 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 69 | John Brown University | 27800 | 48300 | 0.4255 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 69 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27800 | 97200 | 0.714 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 72 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 73 | Wayne State University | 28200 | 46800 | 0.3977 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 74 | Cornerstone University | 28900 | 40800 | 0.291 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 75 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 75 | New York University | 29000 | 92100 | 0.6851 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 77 | Cleveland State University | 29100 | 38600 | 0.2462 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 78 | Southern Methodist University | 29400 | 96900 | 0.6963 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 79 | Long Island University | 29500 | 60500 | 0.5127 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 79 | University of Iowa | 29500 | 32100 | 0.0799 | 23,407 | 1203 | 0.799 | |
| 81 | California Lutheran University | 29700 | 71700 | 0.586 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 82 | Taylor University | 30100 | 60700 | 0.5048 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 83 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30300 | 78300 | 0.6131 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 84 | Ithaca College | 30500 | 72600 | 0.5796 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 85 | Southern Adventist University | 30700 | 49000 | 0.3746 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 86 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 30800 | 101400 | 0.6961 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 86 | Southeastern University | 30800 | 79400 | 0.6123 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 88 | Western Kentucky University | 31000 | 42800 | 0.276 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 89 | Marquette University | 31500 | 75900 | 0.5849 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 90 | DeSales University | 31600 | 100800 | 0.6864 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 91 | Azusa Pacific University | 32100 | 66600 | 0.5177 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 91 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32100 | 54400 | 0.4099 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 93 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 94 | Rider University | 32700 | 60200 | 0.4568 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 95 | Belmont University | 33200 | 72300 | 0.5412 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 95 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 97 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 98 | College for Creative Studies | 33800 | 108300 | 0.6876 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 99 | Pace University | 33900 | 75700 | 0.5525 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 100 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34000 | 34100 | 0.0029 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 101 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 102 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,154 | 1100 | 0.8006 | |
| 103 | Anderson University | 35400 | 46900 | 0.2464 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 104 | University of South Alabama | 36200 | 40200 | 0.0996 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 105 | Loyola University New Orleans | 37100 | 74600 | 0.5025 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 106 | Xavier University | 37600 | 68100 | 0.4481 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 107 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 108 | Middle Tennessee State University | 37900 | 48300 | 0.2154 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 109 | Crown College | 38400 | 53200 | 0.2786 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 110 | University of Central Florida | 38500 | 42100 | 0.0855 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 111 | Pacific University | 38600 | 74900 | 0.4854 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 112 | Drexel University | 39800 | 86400 | 0.5397 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 113 | University of Mississippi | 40200 | 45200 | 0.1106 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 114 | Saint Mary's College of California | 40300 | 83400 | 0.5171 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 115 | Pacific Union College | 41700 | 55700 | 0.2511 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 116 | Biola University | 41800 | 71100 | 0.4121 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 117 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.4701 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 118 | George Mason University | 43700 | 61400 | 0.2884 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 119 | California Institute of the Arts | 43900 | 119100 | 0.6314 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 120 | Montclair State University | 44500 | 47000 | 0.0532 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 121 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44800 | 52600 | 0.1482 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 122 | High Point University | 45100 | 72900 | 0.3812 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 123 | The University of Tampa | 45700 | 58500 | 0.2187 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 124 | Wagner College | 46600 | 73400 | 0.3649 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 125 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47500 | 61500 | 0.2286 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 126 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 69900 | 0.3023 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 127 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 127 | Marymount Manhattan College | 49000 | 74900 | 0.3459 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 127 | Quinnipiac University | 49000 | 79700 | 0.3854 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 130 | Moore College of Art and Design | 49800 | 114300 | 0.5643 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 131 | Chapman University | 49900 | 94000 | 0.4693 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 | |
| 132 | Binghamton University | 50300 | 52800 | 0.0486 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 133 | Lynn University | 51500 | 71600 | 0.2807 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 134 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 51900 | 67500 | 0.2312 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 135 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 52200 | 121500 | 0.5702 | 1,535 | 0 | 0.6794 | |
| 136 | Emerson College | 57900 | 82600 | 0.2989 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 137 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58100 | 71200 | 0.1836 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 138 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 63600 | 0.0834 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 139 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83300 | 0.2906 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 140 | Rutgers University-Newark | 60500 | 60500 | 0 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 141 | California College of the Arts | 61200 | 87600 | 0.3013 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 142 | Columbia College Chicago | 63200 | 68500 | 0.0773 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 143 | Loyola Marymount University | 63600 | 100200 | 0.3653 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 | |
| 144 | Pratt Institute-Main | 70200 | 91800 | 0.2352 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.