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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 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 4400 | 12900 | 0.6547 | 12,937 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | Santa Monica College | 6400 | 15500 | 0.5879 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 3 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 4 | Washington University in St Louis | 9300 | 102300 | 0.909 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 5 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10200 | 20700 | 0.5063 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 6 | University of Central Florida | 12200 | 25300 | 0.5172 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 6 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 12200 | 24800 | 0.5071 | 902 | 1245 | 0.3308 | |
| 8 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12600 | 32200 | 0.6083 | 755 | 895 | 1 | |
| 9 | University of California-Riverside | 12700 | 66000 | 0.808 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 10 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13000 | 54500 | 0.7614 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 13500 | 28000 | 0.5175 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14800 | 25200 | 0.4103 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 12 | Clayton State University | 14800 | 21700 | 0.3175 | 5,301 | 975 | 0.7056 | |
| 14 | Wayne State University | 15000 | 32900 | 0.5438 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 15 | Keene State College | 15700 | 51200 | 0.6931 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 16 | New Mexico Highlands University | 15800 | 31500 | 0.4981 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
| 17 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 35300 | 0.5498 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | University of Southern California | 16000 | 71400 | 0.7762 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 19 | California State University-Sacramento | 16100 | 27700 | 0.42 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 20 | Goshen College | 16200 | 55900 | 0.7096 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 20 | Jacksonville State University | 16200 | 36100 | 0.551 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 20 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16200 | 23200 | 0.3017 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 23 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16500 | 27800 | 0.407 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 24 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 16700 | 39000 | 0.5705 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 25 | Husson University | 16800 | 48100 | 0.6501 | 2,762 | 1060 | 0.8095 | |
| 26 | University of South Alabama | 16900 | 35200 | 0.5202 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 27 | Weber State University | 17200 | 41300 | 0.583 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 28 | University of Rhode Island | 17400 | 46400 | 0.6245 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 29 | Western Kentucky University | 17500 | 27000 | 0.3538 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 30 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17600 | 52500 | 0.6647 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 31 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 32 | Lee University | 17900 | 37400 | 0.5217 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 33 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18100 | 27700 | 0.3463 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 34 | Pacific Union College | 18200 | 53000 | 0.6563 | 910 | 1070 | 0.4248 | |
| 35 | Northern Michigan University | 18300 | 33100 | 0.4472 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 36 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18500 | 27700 | 0.332 | 5,517 | 1164 | 0.8057 | |
| 37 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 18600 | 67900 | 0.7256 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 38 | University of West Georgia | 18700 | 48000 | 0.6107 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 39 | University of Mississippi | 18800 | 45000 | 0.5828 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 40 | Lindenwood University | 19100 | 35800 | 0.4668 | 4,663 | 1170 | 0.5684 | |
| 41 | Nelson University | 19600 | 53900 | 0.6369 | 1,413 | 1020 | 0.8423 | |
| 42 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 20400 | 42500 | 0.5206 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 43 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20800 | 72100 | 0.7113 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 43 | Southern Oregon University | 20800 | 62000 | 0.6647 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 45 | SUNY at Purchase College | 21100 | 28000 | 0.246 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 46 | Montana State University | 21300 | 27100 | 0.2137 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 47 | Augsburg University | 21400 | 56400 | 0.621 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 48 | Azusa Pacific University | 21500 | 63000 | 0.6589 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 49 | Florida State University | 22600 | 32500 | 0.3046 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 49 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 38500 | 0.4131 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 51 | St Bonaventure University | 22700 | 61200 | 0.629 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 52 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 23300 | 35000 | 0.3343 | 65,450 | 1203 | 0.8989 | |
| 53 | Bob Jones University | 23400 | 41500 | 0.4366 | 2,477 | 1149 | 0.8729 | |
| 54 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 77400 | 0.6965 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 55 | New York University | 23600 | 91800 | 0.7427 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 55 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 57 | Point Park University | 23900 | 57000 | 0.581 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 58 | Marquette University | 24400 | 63100 | 0.6129 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 58 | University of Central Arkansas | 24400 | 29500 | 0.174 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 60 | Temple University | 24500 | 36400 | 0.3272 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 61 | La Sierra University | 25000 | 70200 | 0.6438 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 62 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 25200 | 69500 | 0.6377 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 63 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 25700 | 59900 | 0.5708 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 63 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5031 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 65 | Missouri Western State University | 25800 | 39300 | 0.3432 | 3,494 | 1015 | 0.9996 | |
| 66 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 25900 | 79400 | 0.674 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 66 | Lipscomb University | 25900 | 57800 | 0.5519 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 68 | Calvin University | 26100 | 53000 | 0.5072 | 3,356 | 1256 | 0.7091 | |
| 69 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26200 | 28300 | 0.0755 | 3,413 | 1095 | 0.5295 | |
| 69 | Oakland University | 26200 | 39700 | 0.3401 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 71 | Oklahoma City University | 26300 | 62200 | 0.577 | 1,514 | 1174 | 0.7702 | |
| 72 | Cleveland State University | 27300 | 37300 | 0.2682 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 72 | Long Island University | 27300 | 59800 | 0.5439 | 11,753 | 1252 | 0.8977 | |
| 72 | Syracuse University | 27300 | 83100 | 0.6714 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 75 | George Fox University | 27400 | 76800 | 0.6432 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 75 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27400 | 76000 | 0.6397 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 77 | Woodbury University | 27500 | 66600 | 0.5871 | 825 | 1087 | 0.7287 | |
| 78 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 27600 | 35400 | 0.2206 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 79 | Messiah University | 28100 | 54200 | 0.4817 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 80 | John Brown University | 28200 | 48300 | 0.4166 | 1,882 | 1220 | 0.6764 | |
| 80 | The University of Montana | 28200 | 28200 | 0 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 82 | Biola University | 28800 | 71200 | 0.5958 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 83 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2853 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 84 | Huntington University | 29400 | 44300 | 0.3364 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 85 | Southeastern University | 29600 | 60500 | 0.5105 | 10,351 | 1110 | 0.6165 | |
| 85 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3838 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 87 | Southern Methodist University | 29800 | 83200 | 0.6422 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 87 | York College of Pennsylvania | 29800 | 45800 | 0.3496 | 3,308 | 1140 | 0.942 | |
| 89 | Southern Adventist University | 29900 | 46900 | 0.3634 | 2,827 | 1112 | 0.6661 | |
| 90 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30800 | 78100 | 0.6056 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 91 | Loyola Marymount University | 31100 | 90800 | 0.6578 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 | |
| 91 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4731 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 93 | Rider University | 31500 | 60600 | 0.4803 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 94 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 31700 | 86800 | 0.6351 | 893 | 1124 | 0.7174 | |
| 94 | Vermont State University | 31700 | 38700 | 0.1808 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 96 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31900 | 51700 | 0.3827 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 97 | Liberty University | 32000 | 44300 | 0.2777 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 98 | Ithaca College | 32200 | 72500 | 0.5557 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 99 | Belmont University | 32500 | 69900 | 0.5359 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 100 | College for Creative Studies | 32700 | 89100 | 0.6333 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 100 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 102 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 33300 | 84100 | 0.6039 | 18,452 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
| 103 | Hofstra University | 34400 | 77000 | 0.5531 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 104 | Pace University | 34500 | 74800 | 0.5387 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 105 | Baylor University | 34800 | 70300 | 0.5049 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 106 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 107 | Anderson University | 35800 | 46900 | 0.2372 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5332 | |
| 108 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 109 | Crown College | 36500 | 53200 | 0.3128 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 110 | California Institute of the Arts | 37100 | 84600 | 0.5616 | 918 | 0 | 0.2595 | |
| 111 | Cornish College of the Arts | 37500 | 80700 | 0.5352 | 502 | 0 | 0.7046 | |
| 112 | Xavier University | 37600 | 67500 | 0.4431 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 113 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4797 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 114 | Rutgers University-Newark | 39500 | 60500 | 0.3474 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
| 115 | Quinnipiac University | 41000 | 79200 | 0.4822 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 116 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46200 | 0.091 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 117 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42100 | 79300 | 0.4686 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 118 | Marymount Manhattan College | 42300 | 69900 | 0.3948 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 119 | California College of the Arts | 42600 | 87800 | 0.5143 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 120 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 44600 | 66500 | 0.3295 | 714 | 1140 | 0.4836 | |
| 121 | High Point University | 45900 | 72900 | 0.3703 | 5,006 | 1237 | 0.7683 | |
| 122 | Middle Tennessee State University | 46000 | 46000 | 0 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 123 | Wagner College | 47000 | 73400 | 0.359 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 124 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 48400 | 69000 | 0.2986 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 125 | DePaul University | 48700 | 67100 | 0.2742 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 126 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83800 | 0.4176 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 127 | Binghamton University | 50700 | 52800 | 0.0404 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 128 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 51300 | 91600 | 0.4401 | 1,689 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 129 | Lynn University | 51500 | 66000 | 0.2197 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 130 | Columbia College Chicago | 52300 | 68600 | 0.2378 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 131 | George Mason University | 53800 | 61000 | 0.1181 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 132 | California Lutheran University | 54200 | 70000 | 0.226 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 133 | Pratt Institute-Main | 54500 | 83800 | 0.3497 | 3,967 | 1266 | 0.7325 | |
| 134 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 4,171 | 1359 | 0.4749 | |
| 135 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 57100 | 66500 | 0.1414 | 14,657 | 1183 | 0.8368 | |
| 136 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 64100 | 0.0905 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 137 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1174 | 0.7729 | |
| 138 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60800 | 63000 | 0.0339 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 139 | Chapman University | 61900 | 87200 | 0.2904 | 7,713 | 1357 | 0.6543 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.