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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 Massachusetts.
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 Massachusetts.
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 | 7300 | 102300 | 0.9283 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 2 | Southern Utah University | 10400 | 51400 | 0.7976 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10700 | 23200 | 0.5396 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 4 | Fitchburg State University | 11900 | 33800 | 0.6476 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 5 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 12200 | 24900 | 0.5092 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12200 | 29300 | 0.5836 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 7 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 12300 | 23400 | 0.4753 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 8 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12800 | 26500 | 0.5164 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 9 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 13700 | 28600 | 0.5201 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 10 | Clayton State University | 14000 | 21700 | 0.3543 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 11 | Bridgewater State University | 14400 | 28800 | 0.5004 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 11 | Goshen College | 14400 | 56000 | 0.7428 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 13 | University of California-Riverside | 14600 | 66000 | 0.7792 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 14 | Northern Michigan University | 15000 | 33100 | 0.5469 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 15 | Jacksonville State University | 15600 | 27000 | 0.423 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 15 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 15600 | 79400 | 0.803 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 17 | New Mexico Highlands University | 16100 | 37900 | 0.5745 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 18 | Keene State College | 16200 | 69800 | 0.7685 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 19 | Maharishi International University | 16800 | 33300 | 0.4953 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 20 | Weber State University | 17100 | 20300 | 0.1579 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 21 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | 17300 | 89500 | 0.8064 | 12,138 | 1189 | 0.8379 | |
| 22 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 23 | State University of New York at Oswego | 17600 | 27700 | 0.3645 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 24 | California State University-Sacramento | 17800 | 27700 | 0.358 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 24 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17800 | 45800 | 0.6119 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 26 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 18200 | 18200 | 0 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 27 | University of Rhode Island | 18300 | 33900 | 0.4603 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 28 | Husson University | 19000 | 48100 | 0.6044 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 29 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 19100 | 41200 | 0.536 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 30 | Lindenwood University | 19200 | 36000 | 0.4673 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 31 | Rutgers University-Newark | 19400 | 39200 | 0.5056 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 32 | Piedmont University | 19700 | 47400 | 0.5847 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 33 | University of Southern California | 19800 | 76400 | 0.7413 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 34 | Southern Oregon University | 20100 | 73600 | 0.7271 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 35 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 20200 | 35200 | 0.4257 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 35 | SUNY at Fredonia | 20200 | 53600 | 0.6229 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 37 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 38 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20500 | 27700 | 0.2597 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 39 | La Sierra University | 20900 | 51200 | 0.5923 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 39 | Millikin University | 20900 | 45000 | 0.5354 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 41 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 21200 | 33600 | 0.3688 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 42 | Nelson University | 21400 | 64000 | 0.6656 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 42 | University of Mobile | 21400 | 46000 | 0.5349 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 44 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 21500 | 77500 | 0.7223 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 45 | Grand Canyon University | 21600 | 34000 | 0.3642 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 46 | Bob Jones University | 21900 | 42700 | 0.4877 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 47 | Florida State University | 22200 | 32100 | 0.3082 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 48 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22300 | 37600 | 0.4069 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 48 | Oklahoma City University | 22300 | 74100 | 0.6993 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 48 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 22300 | 42500 | 0.4753 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 51 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 52 | Augsburg University | 23000 | 56200 | 0.5911 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 53 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 23100 | 89100 | 0.7406 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 53 | SUNY at Purchase College | 23100 | 42400 | 0.4549 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 55 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 56 | Oral Roberts University | 24100 | 52700 | 0.5422 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 57 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 58 | Temple University | 24700 | 36100 | 0.316 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 59 | Messiah University | 24900 | 54700 | 0.5448 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 60 | Webster University | 25200 | 66600 | 0.6218 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 61 | Walla Walla University | 25500 | 51700 | 0.5077 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 62 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25700 | 28300 | 0.0907 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 63 | George Fox University | 26200 | 92800 | 0.7179 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 64 | Oakland University | 26500 | 39600 | 0.3309 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 65 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 27300 | 69300 | 0.6057 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 66 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 27600 | 90300 | 0.6942 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 67 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27700 | 97200 | 0.715 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 68 | John Brown University | 27800 | 48300 | 0.4255 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 69 | Wayne State University | 28000 | 46800 | 0.402 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 70 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 71 | Cornerstone University | 28900 | 40800 | 0.291 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 72 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 72 | New York University | 29000 | 92100 | 0.6851 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 74 | William Penn University | 29200 | 48000 | 0.3928 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 75 | Cleveland State University | 29300 | 38600 | 0.2411 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 76 | California Lutheran University | 29400 | 71700 | 0.5901 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 76 | Long Island University | 29400 | 60500 | 0.5143 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 76 | Southern Methodist University | 29400 | 96900 | 0.6963 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 79 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30000 | 78300 | 0.6169 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 80 | Ithaca College | 30100 | 72600 | 0.5851 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 80 | Taylor University | 30100 | 60700 | 0.5048 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 82 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 30600 | 101400 | 0.698 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 83 | Southern Adventist University | 30700 | 49000 | 0.3746 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 84 | Southeastern University | 30800 | 79400 | 0.6123 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 84 | Western Kentucky University | 30800 | 42800 | 0.2807 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 86 | Marquette University | 31300 | 75900 | 0.5875 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 87 | DeSales University | 31400 | 100800 | 0.6884 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 88 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31500 | 51700 | 0.3911 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 89 | Azusa Pacific University | 32100 | 66600 | 0.5177 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 90 | Rider University | 32300 | 60200 | 0.4635 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 91 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 92 | Belmont University | 33200 | 72300 | 0.5412 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 92 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 94 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 95 | College for Creative Studies | 33800 | 108300 | 0.6876 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 95 | Pace University | 33800 | 75700 | 0.5538 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 97 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34100 | 34100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 98 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 99 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,154 | 1100 | 0.8006 | |
| 100 | Anderson University | 35400 | 46900 | 0.2464 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 101 | University of South Alabama | 35900 | 40200 | 0.1071 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 102 | Missouri Western State University | 36000 | 39300 | 0.0856 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 103 | Loyola University New Orleans | 36800 | 74600 | 0.5065 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 104 | University of West Georgia | 37000 | 47300 | 0.2176 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 105 | Xavier University | 37600 | 68100 | 0.4481 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee State University | 37700 | 48300 | 0.2195 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 106 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 108 | Crown College | 38400 | 53200 | 0.2786 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 109 | Pacific University | 38600 | 74900 | 0.4854 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 110 | Drexel University | 39500 | 86400 | 0.5431 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 111 | University of Mississippi | 40000 | 45200 | 0.115 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 112 | The University of Montana | 40200 | 57400 | 0.2997 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 113 | Saint Mary's College of California | 40300 | 83400 | 0.5171 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 114 | Pacific Union College | 41400 | 55700 | 0.2565 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 115 | Biola University | 41900 | 71100 | 0.4107 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 116 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42800 | 0.0164 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 117 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.4701 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 118 | California Institute of the Arts | 43200 | 119100 | 0.6373 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 119 | George Mason University | 43800 | 61400 | 0.2868 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 120 | Montclair State University | 44500 | 47000 | 0.0532 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 121 | High Point University | 45200 | 72900 | 0.3798 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 122 | The University of Tampa | 45600 | 58500 | 0.2204 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 123 | Wagner College | 46600 | 73400 | 0.3649 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 124 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47200 | 61500 | 0.2335 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 125 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 69900 | 0.3026 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 126 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 127 | Marymount Manhattan College | 49100 | 74900 | 0.3446 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 127 | Quinnipiac University | 49100 | 79700 | 0.3841 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 129 | Moore College of Art and Design | 49700 | 114300 | 0.5652 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 130 | Chapman University | 49900 | 94000 | 0.4693 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 | |
| 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 | Emerson College | 57600 | 81600 | 0.2943 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 136 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58100 | 71200 | 0.1836 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 137 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58500 | 63600 | 0.0803 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 138 | Hofstra University | 59000 | 83300 | 0.2918 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 139 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60400 | 63000 | 0.0407 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 140 | California College of the Arts | 61200 | 87600 | 0.3013 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 141 | Columbia College Chicago | 63000 | 68500 | 0.0803 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 142 | Loyola Marymount University | 63600 | 100200 | 0.3653 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 | |
| 143 | Pratt Institute-Main | 70300 | 91800 | 0.2342 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.