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Considering a degree in Cinematography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Cinematography majors who live in California.
Rankings are calculated by estimating the net price at every college offering Cinematography 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 | Santa Ana College | 4500 | 23100 | 0.8046 | 27,248 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Rio Hondo College | 7100 | 21600 | 0.6726 | 17,441 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 4 | Washington University in St Louis | 9300 | 102300 | 0.9091 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 5 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10500 | 24600 | 0.5737 | 4,239 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 6 | Santa Monica College | 11700 | 33300 | 0.6478 | 23,453 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | University of Central Florida | 11700 | 25300 | 0.5369 | 59,552 | 1280 | 0.4011 | |
| 8 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 11900 | 25200 | 0.5256 | 5,661 | 1085 | 0.982 | |
| 9 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12700 | 28100 | 0.5481 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 9 | Western Kentucky University | 12700 | 27000 | 0.5296 | 14,151 | 970 | 0.9387 | |
| 11 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 13500 | 24800 | 0.4548 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 12 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14900 | 31000 | 0.5189 | 8,553 | 1045 | 0.8688 | |
| 13 | University of Southern California | 15300 | 71400 | 0.786 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 14 | Florida State University | 15400 | 22900 | 0.3271 | 32,720 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 15 | California State University-Sacramento | 15700 | 27700 | 0.4345 | 28,820 | 1035 | 0.9399 | |
| 16 | Goshen College | 16200 | 55900 | 0.7099 | 780 | 995 | 0.8407 | |
| 16 | Wayne State University | 16200 | 32900 | 0.5073 | 16,012 | 1174 | 0.8116 | |
| 18 | Maharishi International University | 16700 | 32800 | 0.4909 | 922 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 19 | Vermont State University | 17000 | 26900 | 0.3674 | 4,108 | 960 | 0.8167 | |
| 20 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 21 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 17200 | 35400 | 0.5147 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 22 | Keene State College | 17400 | 32100 | 0.4572 | 2,725 | 1085 | 0.9033 | |
| 23 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 17500 | 39000 | 0.5525 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 24 | University of Miami | 17700 | 95700 | 0.8149 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 25 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 26 | The University of Montana | 18700 | 25200 | 0.2577 | 7,891 | 1225 | 0.9586 | |
| 26 | University of Rhode Island | 18700 | 33900 | 0.4485 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 28 | University of Mississippi | 19100 | 27000 | 0.2925 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 29 | Lee University | 19400 | 37400 | 0.4816 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 30 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19500 | 57300 | 0.6601 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 31 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19600 | 72100 | 0.728 | 3,007 | 1155 | 0.9305 | |
| 31 | SUNY at Purchase College | 19600 | 28000 | 0.2995 | 3,257 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 33 | Southern Oregon University | 19700 | 35200 | 0.4404 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 34 | Lindenwood University | 20000 | 35800 | 0.4417 | 4,663 | 1209 | 0.5684 | |
| 35 | Husson University | 20300 | 42900 | 0.5273 | 2,763 | 1174 | 0.8095 | |
| 36 | State University of New York at Cortland | 20400 | 27700 | 0.2633 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 37 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 20600 | 23200 | 0.1121 | 20,444 | 1209 | 0.8499 | |
| 38 | Northern Michigan University | 20900 | 33100 | 0.3686 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 39 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,166 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 40 | Nelson University | 21900 | 55500 | 0.6054 | 1,479 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 41 | Montana State University | 22100 | 27100 | 0.1843 | 15,046 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 42 | Oklahoma City University | 22300 | 64400 | 0.6539 | 1,514 | 1174 | 0.7702 | |
| 43 | New Mexico Highlands University | 22400 | 27200 | 0.1763 | 1,603 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | New York University | 22600 | 91800 | 0.7535 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 45 | Bob Jones University | 23400 | 41500 | 0.4368 | 2,312 | 1149 | 0.8616 | |
| 46 | York College of Pennsylvania | 23500 | 45800 | 0.4873 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 47 | Calvin University | 23900 | 53500 | 0.5532 | 3,356 | 1222 | 0.7091 | |
| 48 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 24400 | 24400 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 49 | Augsburg University | 25100 | 56400 | 0.5554 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 50 | Point Park University | 25300 | 57000 | 0.5564 | 2,337 | 1140 | 0.9691 | |
| 51 | Binghamton University | 25700 | 32700 | 0.2159 | 14,669 | 1415 | 0.3861 | |
| 51 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5032 | 1,313 | 1113 | 0.5077 | |
| 53 | Azusa Pacific University | 25900 | 63000 | 0.589 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8843 | |
| 53 | Messiah University | 25900 | 54300 | 0.5228 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 55 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26100 | 28300 | 0.076 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5876 | |
| 56 | St Bonaventure University | 26300 | 61200 | 0.5702 | 2,042 | 1189 | 0.8165 | |
| 57 | Missouri Western State University | 26600 | 39300 | 0.3233 | 3,491 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | Clayton State University | 27100 | 39300 | 0.3106 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 59 | Oral Roberts University | 27300 | 52700 | 0.4812 | 5,017 | 1214 | 0.989 | |
| 60 | Oakland University | 27400 | 39300 | 0.3027 | 12,587 | 1130 | 0.8784 | |
| 61 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27500 | 69300 | 0.6029 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9519 | |
| 62 | George Fox University | 27700 | 69400 | 0.6012 | 3,354 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 62 | Syracuse University | 27700 | 83100 | 0.6665 | 15,957 | 1363 | 0.4592 | |
| 64 | Weber State University | 28100 | 33900 | 0.171 | 31,672 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | John Brown University | 28200 | 48300 | 0.4169 | 1,948 | 1197 | 0.7614 | |
| 66 | Webster University | 28400 | 54700 | 0.481 | 2,322 | 1109 | 0.8623 | |
| 67 | Jacksonville State University | 28900 | 38200 | 0.2433 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 67 | Montclair State University | 28900 | 36300 | 0.204 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 69 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2857 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 69 | Southern Methodist University | 29100 | 90100 | 0.677 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 71 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 29200 | 71800 | 0.5935 | 884 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 72 | Huntington University | 29300 | 44300 | 0.3384 | 1,588 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 73 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3841 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 74 | University of West Georgia | 29700 | 46800 | 0.3653 | 9,103 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 75 | Southern Adventist University | 29800 | 46900 | 0.3637 | 2,929 | 1134 | 0.655 | |
| 76 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 30000 | 39200 | 0.235 | 12,507 | 1010 | 0.8897 | |
| 77 | George Mason University | 30400 | 35700 | 0.1483 | 28,334 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 78 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30500 | 78100 | 0.6093 | 14,267 | 1381 | 0.6693 | |
| 79 | Kansas City Art Institute | 31000 | 78600 | 0.6059 | 813 | 1159 | 0.5476 | |
| 80 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4733 | 2,503 | 1229 | 0.7353 | |
| 81 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 31300 | 41200 | 0.2401 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 82 | Rider University | 31500 | 60600 | 0.4799 | 3,145 | 1233 | 0.7864 | |
| 83 | Baylor University | 31900 | 70300 | 0.546 | 14,915 | 1321 | 0.5128 | |
| 83 | Marquette University | 31900 | 66500 | 0.5203 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 85 | Ithaca College | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5557 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 86 | Belmont University | 32400 | 69900 | 0.536 | 7,175 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 87 | Lipscomb University | 32600 | 57800 | 0.4368 | 3,336 | 1260 | 0.6773 | |
| 88 | State University of New York at Oswego | 32800 | 40200 | 0.1841 | 5,517 | 1180 | 0.8055 | |
| 89 | Liberty University | 33200 | 44600 | 0.2556 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 90 | Cleveland State University | 33400 | 37300 | 0.1046 | 9,482 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 91 | Biola University | 33600 | 71200 | 0.5283 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7435 | |
| 92 | Southeastern University | 34200 | 60500 | 0.4345 | 10,172 | 1110 | 0.5298 | |
| 93 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 94 | College for Creative Studies | 35400 | 89800 | 0.6061 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 94 | Loyola Marymount University | 35400 | 90800 | 0.6104 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 | |
| 94 | Woodbury University | 35400 | 66600 | 0.4686 | 786 | 1087 | 0.8165 | |
| 97 | Temple University | 35600 | 56400 | 0.3689 | 21,457 | 1135 | 0.8041 | |
| 98 | Anderson University | 35800 | 46900 | 0.2375 | 1,092 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 98 | The University of Tampa | 35800 | 56900 | 0.3705 | 10,598 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 100 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 36200 | 41600 | 0.1298 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 101 | Cornish College of the Arts | 37500 | 80200 | 0.5325 | 505 | 0 | 0.6221 | |
| 102 | Marymount Manhattan College | 37900 | 69900 | 0.4578 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 103 | Hofstra University | 38000 | 76900 | 0.5058 | 6,581 | 1328 | 0.6808 | |
| 104 | University of Central Arkansas | 38100 | 40200 | 0.0534 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 105 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38200 | 63000 | 0.3939 | 18,071 | 0 | 0.9697 | |
| 106 | Crown College | 38800 | 53200 | 0.2708 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 106 | Long Island University | 38800 | 60000 | 0.3535 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 108 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4799 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 109 | Rutgers University-Newark | 39100 | 57900 | 0.3246 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 110 | Xavier University | 39200 | 68100 | 0.4246 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8641 | |
| 111 | University of South Alabama | 39700 | 39700 | 0 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 112 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 39900 | 39900 | 0 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 113 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 40100 | 42500 | 0.0565 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 114 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 40200 | 50000 | 0.1962 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 115 | Pace University | 40600 | 74800 | 0.4571 | 8,038 | 1260 | 0.7592 | |
| 116 | Pacific Union College | 41000 | 53000 | 0.2258 | 937 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 117 | Middle Tennessee State University | 41100 | 46000 | 0.1065 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 118 | California Institute of the Arts | 42100 | 84600 | 0.5025 | 868 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 118 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4686 | 1,731 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 120 | California College of the Arts | 43300 | 87800 | 0.5064 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 121 | Quinnipiac University | 44800 | 79200 | 0.4343 | 6,557 | 1245 | 0.7215 | |
| 122 | La Sierra University | 44900 | 66000 | 0.3187 | 1,226 | 1025 | 0.915 | |
| 123 | University of California-Riverside | 45100 | 66000 | 0.3168 | 22,600 | 1199 | 0.7639 | |
| 124 | High Point University | 45600 | 72900 | 0.3744 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 125 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 46200 | 66500 | 0.3054 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 126 | Wagner College | 47000 | 73400 | 0.3592 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 127 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83900 | 0.4184 | 13,309 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 128 | DePaul University | 49100 | 66000 | 0.2562 | 14,188 | 1254 | 0.7589 | |
| 129 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 49900 | 92000 | 0.4575 | 1,666 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 130 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 51300 | 52800 | 0.0284 | 21,210 | 1148 | 0.9262 | |
| 131 | Lynn University | 51700 | 66000 | 0.2166 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 132 | Columbia College Chicago | 52300 | 68600 | 0.2378 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.8946 | |
| 133 | California Lutheran University | 53400 | 70000 | 0.2374 | 2,297 | 1254 | 0.7567 | |
| 134 | Pratt Institute-Main | 54300 | 83800 | 0.3521 | 3,967 | 1272 | 0.7325 | |
| 135 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 136 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 54700 | 66400 | 0.1762 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 137 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 64100 | 0.0905 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 138 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,191 | 1232 | 0.7679 | |
| 139 | Chapman University | 62000 | 91500 | 0.3226 | 7,713 | 1353 | 0.6543 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.