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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 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 8700 | 31800 | 0.7274 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 2 | Washington University in St Louis | 9600 | 96200 | 0.9006 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 9900 | 21600 | 0.5416 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 4 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 10100 | 28800 | 0.6501 | 902 | 1245 | 0.3308 | |
| 5 | New Mexico Highlands University | 10400 | 21500 | 0.5158 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
| 6 | Antelope Valley Community College District | 10900 | 20800 | 0.4747 | 12,937 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Santa Monica College | 11800 | 20900 | 0.4365 | 23,164 | 0 | 0.4384 | |
| 8 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12500 | 28200 | 0.5576 | 755 | 895 | 1 | |
| 9 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13200 | 25700 | 0.4863 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 10 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14600 | 25200 | 0.4183 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 11 | Goshen College | 15500 | 55800 | 0.7216 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 12 | Santa Ana College | 15900 | 41800 | 0.6191 | 26,073 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Oakland University | 16200 | 28000 | 0.422 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 14 | University of California-Riverside | 16300 | 36500 | 0.5533 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 15 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16600 | 27800 | 0.4034 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 16 | California State University-Sacramento | 16700 | 27400 | 0.389 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 17 | Pacific Union College | 17300 | 53000 | 0.6733 | 910 | 1090 | 0.4248 | |
| 18 | Husson University | 17400 | 48100 | 0.6376 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 19 | Keene State College | 18100 | 31900 | 0.4312 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 20 | University of Mississippi | 19200 | 45500 | 0.5785 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 21 | Lee University | 19300 | 37100 | 0.4792 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 22 | The University of Montana | 19400 | 25200 | 0.2299 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 23 | Lindenwood University | 19500 | 35800 | 0.4557 | 4,663 | 1170 | 0.5684 | |
| 23 | University of Southern California | 19500 | 71400 | 0.7271 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 25 | Southwestern Assemblies of God University | 20000 | 40500 | 0.5068 | 1,413 | 1045 | 0.8423 | |
| 26 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20100 | 38800 | 0.4812 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 27 | Montclair State University | 20300 | 36300 | 0.441 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 28 | Montana State University | 20700 | 27100 | 0.2358 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 29 | Augsburg University | 20800 | 56400 | 0.6312 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 30 | SUNY at Purchase College | 21200 | 28000 | 0.2424 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 31 | Rutgers University-Newark | 21500 | 38900 | 0.4474 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
| 32 | Bob Jones University | 21700 | 41500 | 0.4769 | 2,477 | 1149 | 0.8729 | |
| 32 | Southern Oregon University | 21700 | 32600 | 0.3347 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 32 | University of Miami | 21700 | 70800 | 0.6939 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 35 | Missouri Western State University | 22200 | 28800 | 0.229 | 3,494 | 1015 | 0.9996 | |
| 35 | Vermont State University | 22200 | 26900 | 0.1744 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 37 | Azusa Pacific University | 22600 | 63100 | 0.6416 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 37 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 30300 | 0.2538 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 37 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 22600 | 56500 | 0.6004 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 40 | Florida State University | 22800 | 25000 | 0.0881 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 41 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 23500 | 24500 | 0.0407 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 41 | Oral Roberts University | 23500 | 55600 | 0.5774 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 43 | New York University | 23900 | 91800 | 0.7395 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 44 | Northern Michigan University | 24400 | 32900 | 0.2587 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 45 | University of Central Arkansas | 24600 | 29500 | 0.1655 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 46 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24800 | 26600 | 0.0708 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 47 | Binghamton University | 25000 | 32000 | 0.2206 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 48 | St Bonaventure University | 25300 | 61000 | 0.5849 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 49 | La Sierra University | 25800 | 53800 | 0.5205 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 50 | Clayton State University | 25900 | 34900 | 0.2581 | 5,301 | 980 | 0.7056 | |
| 50 | Loyola University New Orleans | 25900 | 71100 | 0.636 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 52 | Fitchburg State University | 26300 | 31300 | 0.1598 | 3,027 | 1150 | 0.8693 | |
| 52 | Point Park University | 26300 | 56800 | 0.5374 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 54 | Webster University | 26800 | 54300 | 0.5061 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 55 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 56 | Cleveland State University | 27400 | 37300 | 0.2656 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 56 | Weber State University | 27400 | 33300 | 0.1772 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 58 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 27900 | 31400 | 0.1115 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 59 | York College of Pennsylvania | 28000 | 41400 | 0.3238 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 60 | Jacksonville State University | 28200 | 38200 | 0.2616 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 61 | George Fox University | 28300 | 67100 | 0.5787 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 61 | Lipscomb University | 28300 | 57600 | 0.5086 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 63 | John Brown University | 28400 | 48300 | 0.4114 | 1,882 | 1226 | 0.6764 | |
| 63 | Kansas City Art Institute | 28400 | 61000 | 0.5343 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 65 | Syracuse University | 28600 | 83100 | 0.6558 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 66 | Messiah University | 29000 | 54100 | 0.4642 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 67 | Southern Adventist University | 29300 | 44900 | 0.3483 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 68 | University of South Alabama | 29500 | 35000 | 0.1572 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 69 | William Penn University | 29800 | 47200 | 0.3681 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 70 | Huntington University | 30000 | 44300 | 0.3231 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 71 | Belmont University | 30400 | 67800 | 0.5512 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 71 | Cornerstone University | 30400 | 40100 | 0.2413 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 73 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30800 | 78100 | 0.6057 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 73 | University of Rhode Island | 30800 | 46700 | 0.3405 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 75 | University of West Georgia | 30900 | 36000 | 0.1418 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 76 | Biola University | 31000 | 52500 | 0.4099 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 77 | Rider University | 31100 | 64300 | 0.5162 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 78 | Woodbury University | 31200 | 66600 | 0.5316 | 825 | 1087 | 0.7287 | |
| 79 | State University of New York at Oswego | 31300 | 38300 | 0.1825 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 80 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 31800 | 39200 | 0.189 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 81 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 32100 | 51700 | 0.3779 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 82 | Southeastern University | 32500 | 60500 | 0.4625 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 82 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 32500 | 46200 | 0.2968 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 84 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 85 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 86 | California Lutheran University | 32900 | 64900 | 0.4934 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 87 | Ithaca College | 33400 | 72500 | 0.5393 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 88 | Loyola Marymount University | 33700 | 89500 | 0.6236 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 | |
| 89 | Taylor University | 34100 | 57600 | 0.4076 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 90 | College for Creative Studies | 34500 | 79600 | 0.5665 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 91 | DePaul University | 34600 | 59100 | 0.4144 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 92 | Baylor University | 34800 | 70800 | 0.5082 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 93 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 94 | Anderson University | 36100 | 46900 | 0.2319 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5342 | |
| 95 | Western Kentucky University | 36200 | 41900 | 0.1361 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 96 | State University of New York at Cortland | 36300 | 39900 | 0.0903 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 97 | Long Island University | 36700 | 59600 | 0.3844 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 97 | Southern Methodist University | 36700 | 81700 | 0.551 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 99 | University of Central Florida | 36800 | 39600 | 0.0707 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 100 | California Institute of the Arts | 37000 | 77300 | 0.5214 | 918 | 0 | 0.2595 | |
| 101 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 37100 | 79300 | 0.5317 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 102 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 37700 | 39900 | 0.0551 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 103 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38100 | 52100 | 0.2687 | 18,452 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
| 104 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 105 | Wayne State University | 38900 | 45500 | 0.145 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 106 | Pacific University | 39200 | 74900 | 0.4763 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 107 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 108 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 109 | Marymount Manhattan College | 41000 | 68600 | 0.4021 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 109 | Temple University | 41000 | 56100 | 0.2691 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 111 | CUNY City College | 41500 | 41500 | 0 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 111 | Marquette University | 41500 | 75100 | 0.4475 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 113 | Hofstra University | 41900 | 74600 | 0.4382 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 113 | Quinnipiac University | 41900 | 79200 | 0.4709 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 115 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 42000 | 61600 | 0.3182 | 893 | 1124 | 0.7174 | |
| 115 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42000 | 55100 | 0.2379 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 117 | California College of the Arts | 42600 | 87800 | 0.5143 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 118 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 43300 | 50300 | 0.1392 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 119 | University of the Arts | 44700 | 88300 | 0.4935 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 120 | Middle Tennessee State University | 45800 | 45800 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 121 | High Point University | 46100 | 70500 | 0.3462 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 122 | Wagner College | 47300 | 73400 | 0.3556 | 1,590 | 1230 | 0.8346 | |
| 123 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 47400 | 69000 | 0.3131 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 124 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48800 | 64400 | 0.2423 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 125 | George Mason University | 49200 | 49200 | 0 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 126 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 49800 | 52300 | 0.0478 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 127 | Drexel University | 51400 | 82600 | 0.3776 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 128 | Chapman University | 51500 | 86200 | 0.4018 | 7,713 | 1357 | 0.6543 | |
| 129 | Lynn University | 51800 | 64200 | 0.1932 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 130 | Oklahoma City University | 52000 | 52000 | 0 | 1,447 | 1190 | 0.7039 | |
| 131 | Columbia College Chicago | 52600 | 67200 | 0.2172 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 132 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 54400 | 66000 | 0.1758 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 133 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 134 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 55900 | 91600 | 0.3896 | 1,689 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 135 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57900 | 83800 | 0.3091 | 3,967 | 1266 | 0.7325 | |
| 136 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 59200 | 61100 | 0.0309 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 137 | Cornish College of the Arts | 59700 | 75100 | 0.2051 | 502 | 0 | 0.7046 | |
| 138 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.