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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 North Carolina.
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 North Carolina.
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 | University of Central Florida | 10000 | 31700 | 0.6853 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 4 | Western Kentucky University | 10400 | 27500 | 0.6216 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 5 | Southern Utah University | 10900 | 51400 | 0.7879 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 6 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 11500 | 31400 | 0.6338 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 7 | Fitchburg State University | 12400 | 33800 | 0.6327 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 8 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12600 | 29300 | 0.57 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 9 | North Carolina A & T State University | 13000 | 17900 | 0.2758 | 12,497 | 1075 | 0.5125 | |
| 10 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13400 | 38300 | 0.6495 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 11 | Western Carolina University | 14000 | 16600 | 0.1541 | 10,268 | 1140 | 0.7076 | |
| 12 | Bridgewater State University | 14100 | 28800 | 0.5122 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 12 | Clayton State University | 14100 | 21700 | 0.3497 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 12 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 14100 | 28600 | 0.5062 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 15 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 14200 | 19400 | 0.2693 | 14,865 | 1175 | 0.9113 | |
| 16 | Goshen College | 14500 | 56000 | 0.7411 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 17 | University of California-Riverside | 14800 | 66000 | 0.7762 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 18 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 15100 | 23400 | 0.3561 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 19 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 15300 | 26000 | 0.4111 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 19 | Northern Michigan University | 15300 | 33100 | 0.5378 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 21 | Jacksonville State University | 15500 | 38200 | 0.5938 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 21 | University of West Georgia | 15500 | 24600 | 0.3703 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 23 | New Mexico Highlands University | 15900 | 37900 | 0.5798 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 23 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 15900 | 79400 | 0.7993 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 25 | Oakland University | 16200 | 28200 | 0.4258 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 26 | Keene State College | 16300 | 51400 | 0.6825 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 27 | Maharishi International University | 16900 | 33300 | 0.4923 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 28 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 29 | University of South Alabama | 17200 | 22400 | 0.2326 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 29 | Weber State University | 17200 | 20300 | 0.153 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 31 | Middle Tennessee State University | 17300 | 29000 | 0.4037 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 31 | Montclair State University | 17300 | 36000 | 0.52 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 33 | University of Miami | 17400 | 96300 | 0.8194 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 34 | California State University-Sacramento | 17600 | 30700 | 0.4265 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 34 | State University of New York at Oswego | 17600 | 27700 | 0.3645 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 36 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 37 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 38 | Husson University | 19200 | 48100 | 0.6002 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 38 | The University of Montana | 19200 | 27400 | 0.2994 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 40 | Lindenwood University | 19400 | 36000 | 0.4618 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 41 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 19600 | 41200 | 0.5239 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 42 | Piedmont University | 20000 | 47400 | 0.5784 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 43 | University of Rhode Island | 20100 | 47400 | 0.5761 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 43 | University of Southern California | 20100 | 76400 | 0.7373 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 45 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 46 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20500 | 40600 | 0.4962 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 46 | Southern Oregon University | 20500 | 73600 | 0.7217 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 48 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20600 | 27700 | 0.2561 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 49 | La Sierra University | 20800 | 51200 | 0.5943 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 50 | Millikin University | 20900 | 45000 | 0.5354 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 51 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 52 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 21500 | 33600 | 0.3598 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 53 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 21600 | 77500 | 0.721 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 53 | Nelson University | 21600 | 64000 | 0.6625 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 53 | University of Mobile | 21600 | 46000 | 0.5305 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 56 | Grand Canyon University | 21800 | 34000 | 0.3583 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 57 | Bob Jones University | 21900 | 42700 | 0.4877 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 58 | Florida State University | 22200 | 32100 | 0.3082 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 59 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 60 | Oklahoma City University | 22600 | 74100 | 0.6952 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 61 | Augsburg University | 23100 | 56200 | 0.5893 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 62 | SUNY at Purchase College | 23200 | 42400 | 0.4525 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 63 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 64 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 23500 | 89100 | 0.7361 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 65 | Oral Roberts University | 24300 | 52700 | 0.5384 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 66 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 67 | Temple University | 25000 | 36100 | 0.3077 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 68 | Messiah University | 25100 | 54700 | 0.5412 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 69 | Webster University | 25200 | 66600 | 0.6218 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 70 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 25500 | 39400 | 0.3529 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 70 | Walla Walla University | 25500 | 51700 | 0.5077 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 72 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25700 | 28300 | 0.0907 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 73 | George Fox University | 26600 | 92800 | 0.7136 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 73 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26600 | 40600 | 0.3448 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 75 | Rider University | 26700 | 60200 | 0.5565 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 76 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 27200 | 69300 | 0.6072 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 77 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 27800 | 90300 | 0.692 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 77 | John Brown University | 27800 | 48300 | 0.4255 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 77 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27800 | 97200 | 0.714 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 80 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 81 | Wayne State University | 28200 | 46800 | 0.3977 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 82 | Cornerstone University | 28900 | 40800 | 0.291 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 83 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 83 | New York University | 29000 | 92100 | 0.6851 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 85 | Cleveland State University | 29100 | 38600 | 0.2462 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 86 | William Penn University | 29200 | 48000 | 0.3928 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 87 | Southern Methodist University | 29400 | 96900 | 0.6963 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 88 | Long Island University | 29500 | 60500 | 0.5127 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 89 | California Lutheran University | 29700 | 71700 | 0.586 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 90 | Baylor University | 30000 | 70400 | 0.5741 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 91 | Taylor University | 30100 | 60700 | 0.5048 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 92 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30300 | 78300 | 0.6131 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 93 | Ithaca College | 30500 | 72600 | 0.5796 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 94 | Southern Adventist University | 30700 | 49000 | 0.3746 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 95 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 30800 | 101400 | 0.6961 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 95 | Southeastern University | 30800 | 79400 | 0.6123 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 97 | Marquette University | 31500 | 75900 | 0.5849 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 98 | DeSales University | 31600 | 100800 | 0.6864 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 99 | Azusa Pacific University | 32100 | 66600 | 0.5177 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 99 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32100 | 54400 | 0.4099 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 101 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 102 | Belmont University | 33200 | 72300 | 0.5412 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 102 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 104 | College for Creative Studies | 33800 | 108300 | 0.6876 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 105 | Pace University | 33900 | 75700 | 0.5525 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 106 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 34100 | 34100 | 0.0021 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 107 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 108 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,154 | 1100 | 0.8006 | |
| 109 | Anderson University | 35400 | 46900 | 0.2464 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 110 | Missouri Western State University | 36000 | 39300 | 0.0856 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 111 | Loyola University New Orleans | 37100 | 74600 | 0.5025 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 112 | Xavier University | 37600 | 68100 | 0.4481 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 113 | University of Central Arkansas | 37700 | 40200 | 0.0637 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 114 | Crown College | 38400 | 53200 | 0.2786 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 115 | Pacific University | 38600 | 74900 | 0.4854 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 116 | Drexel University | 39800 | 86400 | 0.5397 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 117 | University of Mississippi | 40200 | 45200 | 0.1106 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 118 | Saint Mary's College of California | 40300 | 83400 | 0.5171 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 119 | Pacific Union College | 41700 | 55700 | 0.2511 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 120 | Biola University | 41800 | 71100 | 0.4121 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 121 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.4701 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 122 | George Mason University | 43700 | 61400 | 0.2884 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 123 | California Institute of the Arts | 43900 | 119100 | 0.6314 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 124 | High Point University | 45300 | 70300 | 0.3559 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 125 | The University of Tampa | 45700 | 58500 | 0.2187 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 126 | Wagner College | 46600 | 73400 | 0.3649 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 127 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 69900 | 0.3023 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 128 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 128 | Marymount Manhattan College | 49000 | 74900 | 0.3459 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 128 | Quinnipiac University | 49000 | 79700 | 0.3854 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 131 | Moore College of Art and Design | 49800 | 114300 | 0.5643 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 132 | Chapman University | 49900 | 94000 | 0.4693 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 | |
| 133 | Binghamton University | 50300 | 52800 | 0.0486 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 134 | Lynn University | 51500 | 71600 | 0.2807 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 135 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 51900 | 67500 | 0.2312 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 136 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 52200 | 121500 | 0.5702 | 1,535 | 0 | 0.6794 | |
| 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 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 58700 | 62100 | 0.0548 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 140 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83300 | 0.2906 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 141 | Rutgers University-Newark | 60500 | 60500 | 0 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 142 | California College of the Arts | 61200 | 87600 | 0.3013 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 143 | Columbia College Chicago | 63200 | 68500 | 0.0773 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 144 | Loyola Marymount University | 63600 | 100200 | 0.3653 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 | |
| 145 | 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.