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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 | Southern Utah University | 10300 | 22200 | 0.5371 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 3 | Washington University in St Louis | 10700 | 102300 | 0.8957 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 4 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10800 | 24600 | 0.5615 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 5 | California State University-Sacramento | 11700 | 30700 | 0.6186 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 6 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 12600 | 25700 | 0.5097 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 7 | Western Kentucky University | 13000 | 27000 | 0.5169 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 8 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 13500 | 28100 | 0.5197 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 9 | Clayton State University | 14000 | 21700 | 0.3543 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 10 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 14200 | 24800 | 0.4266 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 11 | Fitchburg State University | 15600 | 33700 | 0.5372 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 15600 | 29300 | 0.4676 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 13 | University of California-Riverside | 15900 | 36500 | 0.564 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 14 | Oakland University | 16000 | 28200 | 0.4329 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 14 | Weber State University | 16000 | 23600 | 0.3216 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 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 | 17100 | 45000 | 0.6198 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 18 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 20 | Keene State College | 17600 | 32100 | 0.4523 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 21 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 22 | Bridgewater State University | 18000 | 25400 | 0.291 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 23 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18200 | 27700 | 0.3428 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 23 | University of Mississippi | 18200 | 27000 | 0.3258 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 25 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 26 | Grand Canyon University | 18900 | 33700 | 0.4392 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 26 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 18900 | 31400 | 0.3981 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 28 | University of Rhode Island | 19200 | 33900 | 0.4337 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 29 | Rutgers University-Newark | 19500 | 38000 | 0.4866 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 30 | Lee University | 19600 | 37400 | 0.4762 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 31 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19700 | 72100 | 0.7266 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 31 | SUNY at Purchase College | 19700 | 28000 | 0.2959 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 33 | Cleveland State University | 20000 | 30900 | 0.3523 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 33 | Lindenwood University | 20000 | 35800 | 0.4417 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 33 | University of Southern California | 20000 | 75900 | 0.7369 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 36 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 20200 | 57300 | 0.6479 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 37 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20400 | 23200 | 0.1207 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 38 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20500 | 27700 | 0.2597 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 39 | Husson University | 20600 | 58700 | 0.6493 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 39 | La Sierra University | 20600 | 65900 | 0.687 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 41 | Piedmont University | 20700 | 47200 | 0.5614 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 42 | Northern Michigan University | 21300 | 33100 | 0.3565 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 43 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 44 | New Mexico Highlands University | 21600 | 27200 | 0.2057 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 45 | Missouri Western State University | 21800 | 28800 | 0.2431 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 46 | Nelson University | 22300 | 55500 | 0.5982 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 47 | Florida State University | 22400 | 22900 | 0.0218 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 47 | New York University | 22400 | 91800 | 0.7556 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 49 | Oklahoma City University | 22600 | 64400 | 0.6492 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 50 | Bob Jones University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4384 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 50 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 23300 | 33600 | 0.3063 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 52 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23400 | 45800 | 0.4895 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 53 | Oral Roberts University | 24200 | 52700 | 0.5408 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 54 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 55 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 24800 | 37900 | 0.3454 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 56 | Augsburg University | 25200 | 56400 | 0.5536 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 56 | Point Park University | 25200 | 57000 | 0.5582 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 58 | University of Central Florida | 25300 | 25300 | 0 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 59 | Walla Walla University | 25600 | 51700 | 0.5047 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 60 | Binghamton University | 25700 | 32700 | 0.2159 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 61 | Messiah University | 25900 | 54300 | 0.5228 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 62 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26000 | 28300 | 0.0809 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 63 | University of Mobile | 26200 | 48300 | 0.4572 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 64 | St Bonaventure University | 26300 | 61200 | 0.5702 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 65 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 26700 | 41500 | 0.3564 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 66 | University of Central Arkansas | 26900 | 31200 | 0.1373 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 67 | George Fox University | 27500 | 69400 | 0.6041 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 68 | Syracuse University | 27900 | 83100 | 0.6641 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 69 | John Brown University | 28000 | 48300 | 0.4198 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 70 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 28100 | 69300 | 0.5943 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 71 | Webster University | 28500 | 54700 | 0.4792 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 72 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2867 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 72 | Jacksonville State University | 29100 | 38200 | 0.2381 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 72 | Marquette University | 29100 | 63800 | 0.544 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 75 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 76 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 29400 | 71800 | 0.5907 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 76 | William Penn University | 29400 | 48000 | 0.387 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 78 | Montana State University | 29500 | 31900 | 0.0751 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 79 | Kansas City Art Institute | 29700 | 78600 | 0.6225 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 79 | Southern Adventist University | 29700 | 46900 | 0.3666 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 79 | Southern Methodist University | 29700 | 90100 | 0.6703 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 82 | Lipscomb University | 29800 | 57800 | 0.4841 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 83 | University of West Georgia | 30100 | 46800 | 0.3568 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 84 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30500 | 39200 | 0.2222 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 85 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30600 | 78100 | 0.608 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 86 | Ithaca College | 30800 | 72500 | 0.575 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 87 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.474 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 88 | Rider University | 31400 | 60600 | 0.4816 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 89 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 31900 | 41200 | 0.2256 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 90 | Azusa Pacific University | 32200 | 66600 | 0.5162 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 91 | Belmont University | 32400 | 69900 | 0.5372 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 92 | Liberty University | 33100 | 43400 | 0.2361 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 93 | Baylor University | 33400 | 70300 | 0.5247 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 94 | Harding University | 33500 | 47800 | 0.299 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 95 | DeSales University | 34200 | 68500 | 0.5006 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 96 | Southeastern University | 34400 | 60500 | 0.4312 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 97 | California Lutheran University | 35200 | 70000 | 0.4973 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 98 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,154 | 1100 | 0.8006 | |
| 99 | College for Creative Studies | 35400 | 89800 | 0.6061 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 100 | The University of Tampa | 35500 | 56900 | 0.3758 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 101 | Anderson University | 35700 | 46900 | 0.2405 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 102 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 35900 | 47500 | 0.2444 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 102 | Temple University | 35900 | 56400 | 0.3636 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 104 | Hofstra University | 36400 | 76900 | 0.5266 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 105 | Marymount Manhattan College | 37600 | 69900 | 0.4621 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 106 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38400 | 63000 | 0.3907 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 106 | Xavier University | 38400 | 68100 | 0.4364 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 108 | Crown College | 38600 | 53200 | 0.2734 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 109 | Long Island University | 38800 | 60000 | 0.3535 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 109 | Pacific University | 38800 | 74900 | 0.4817 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 111 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 39700 | 50000 | 0.2062 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 111 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 113 | Southern Oregon University | 39800 | 39800 | 0 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 113 | The University of Montana | 39800 | 45000 | 0.1155 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 115 | Pace University | 40500 | 74800 | 0.4585 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 115 | Saint Mary's College of California | 40500 | 81500 | 0.5029 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 115 | Wayne State University | 40500 | 46200 | 0.1234 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 118 | Pacific Union College | 41000 | 52800 | 0.2233 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 119 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41400 | 46000 | 0.0999 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 120 | Montclair State University | 41600 | 46600 | 0.1073 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 121 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42900 | 80700 | 0.4683 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 122 | California Institute of the Arts | 43200 | 84900 | 0.4913 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 123 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 43300 | 75900 | 0.4298 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 124 | Quinnipiac University | 44800 | 79200 | 0.4343 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 125 | High Point University | 45300 | 72900 | 0.3785 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 126 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 46000 | 66500 | 0.3085 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 127 | Biola University | 46700 | 71200 | 0.3442 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 128 | Wagner College | 46900 | 73400 | 0.3611 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 129 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47100 | 59700 | 0.2124 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 130 | Drexel University | 47700 | 83900 | 0.4315 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 131 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 132 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 50600 | 92000 | 0.4499 | 1,535 | 0 | 0.6794 | |
| 133 | Lynn University | 51800 | 66000 | 0.2151 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 134 | Chapman University | 52500 | 93100 | 0.4361 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 | |
| 135 | Moore College of Art and Design | 53500 | 81500 | 0.3437 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 136 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 137 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 56000 | 66400 | 0.1567 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 138 | George Mason University | 57600 | 61000 | 0.0558 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 138 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57600 | 83800 | 0.3127 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 | |
| 140 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58400 | 71200 | 0.1798 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 141 | Columbia College Chicago | 63200 | 68600 | 0.0788 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 142 | California College of the Arts | 65300 | 87600 | 0.2545 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 143 | Loyola Marymount University | 77700 | 95500 | 0.1863 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.