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Considering a degree in Cinematography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Cinematography majors who live in Iowa.
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 Iowa.
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 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 0 | 36100 | 1 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 2 | CUNY City College | 7600 | 31200 | 0.7565 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 3 | Washington University in St Louis | 9200 | 96200 | 0.904 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 4 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10400 | 20700 | 0.4966 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 5 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12700 | 32200 | 0.6052 | 755 | 895 | 1 | |
| 6 | University of Central Florida | 12800 | 25300 | 0.4935 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 7 | University of California-Riverside | 13100 | 36500 | 0.6406 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 8 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13200 | 54500 | 0.7577 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 9 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13400 | 25700 | 0.4786 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 10 | Middle Tennessee State University | 13500 | 23200 | 0.418 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 11 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14600 | 28000 | 0.4782 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 12 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14800 | 24900 | 0.405 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 13 | Clayton State University | 15100 | 21700 | 0.3037 | 5,301 | 980 | 0.7056 | |
| 14 | Wayne State University | 15500 | 32900 | 0.5286 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 15 | Fitchburg State University | 15600 | 30100 | 0.481 | 3,027 | 1150 | 0.8693 | |
| 15 | Florida State University | 15600 | 22900 | 0.3184 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 17 | New Mexico Highlands University | 15900 | 31500 | 0.4949 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
| 18 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16000 | 23200 | 0.3103 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 19 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7055 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 19 | Jacksonville State University | 16500 | 27000 | 0.3896 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 19 | Keene State College | 16500 | 51200 | 0.6774 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 22 | California State University-Sacramento | 16800 | 27600 | 0.3916 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 23 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17100 | 33600 | 0.4907 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 24 | Weber State University | 17400 | 41300 | 0.5782 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 25 | University of South Alabama | 17500 | 35200 | 0.5031 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 26 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 27 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17800 | 39600 | 0.5512 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 28 | Husson University | 17900 | 48100 | 0.6272 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 29 | University of Rhode Island | 18100 | 46400 | 0.6094 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 30 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 31 | Pacific Union College | 18500 | 52800 | 0.6491 | 910 | 1090 | 0.4248 | |
| 32 | State University of New York at Oswego | 18600 | 27700 | 0.3284 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 33 | Lee University | 18700 | 37400 | 0.5003 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 33 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 45000 | 0.5851 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 35 | Northern Michigan University | 18800 | 33100 | 0.4321 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 36 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19000 | 67900 | 0.7197 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 37 | Lindenwood University | 19200 | 35800 | 0.464 | 4,663 | 1170 | 0.5684 | |
| 38 | La Sierra University | 19300 | 70200 | 0.7249 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 39 | University of West Georgia | 19400 | 24900 | 0.221 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 40 | Iowa State University | 20000 | 24200 | 0.1755 | 25,628 | 1207 | 0.8866 | |
| 40 | Southwestern Assemblies of God University | 20000 | 53900 | 0.6295 | 1,413 | 1045 | 0.8423 | |
| 42 | University of Southern California | 20100 | 75800 | 0.7352 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 43 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20700 | 72100 | 0.7127 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 44 | Southern Oregon University | 21300 | 62000 | 0.6566 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 44 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 21300 | 42500 | 0.4994 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 46 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 21400 | 40100 | 0.4662 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 47 | Rutgers University-Newark | 21500 | 38900 | 0.4474 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
| 48 | Montana State University | 21600 | 27100 | 0.2027 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 49 | Augsburg University | 21800 | 56400 | 0.6139 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 50 | New York University | 21900 | 91800 | 0.7612 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 51 | William Penn University | 22000 | 48000 | 0.5414 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 52 | Maharishi International University | 22700 | 37800 | 0.4006 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 53 | Bob Jones University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4374 | 2,477 | 1149 | 0.8729 | |
| 54 | Webster University | 23600 | 66700 | 0.6467 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 55 | Point Park University | 23900 | 57000 | 0.581 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 56 | Oral Roberts University | 24000 | 65400 | 0.6333 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 57 | St Bonaventure University | 24300 | 61200 | 0.6029 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 58 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24400 | 26600 | 0.0828 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 59 | Temple University | 25000 | 36400 | 0.3134 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 60 | Syracuse University | 25300 | 83100 | 0.6955 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 61 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 25400 | 69500 | 0.6348 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 62 | SUNY at Purchase College | 25500 | 37500 | 0.3201 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 63 | Binghamton University | 25700 | 32700 | 0.2159 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 64 | Missouri Western State University | 25800 | 39300 | 0.345 | 3,494 | 1015 | 0.9996 | |
| 65 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 26000 | 59900 | 0.5658 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 66 | Lipscomb University | 26100 | 57800 | 0.5474 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 67 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26500 | 79400 | 0.6664 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 68 | Cleveland State University | 26800 | 37300 | 0.2817 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 69 | Oakland University | 26900 | 39700 | 0.3225 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 70 | York College of Pennsylvania | 27300 | 45800 | 0.4043 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 71 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27700 | 76000 | 0.6357 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 72 | George Fox University | 27800 | 76800 | 0.638 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 73 | Marquette University | 27900 | 66200 | 0.5783 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 74 | Long Island University | 28000 | 59800 | 0.5322 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 75 | John Brown University | 28100 | 48300 | 0.418 | 1,882 | 1226 | 0.6764 | |
| 76 | Messiah University | 28500 | 54200 | 0.4743 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 77 | University of Iowa | 28900 | 31100 | 0.0709 | 22,738 | 1208 | 0.8362 | |
| 78 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 79 | Oklahoma City University | 29500 | 62200 | 0.5256 | 1,447 | 1190 | 0.7039 | |
| 79 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 29500 | 42400 | 0.3041 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 81 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3297 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 81 | Southern Methodist University | 29700 | 107300 | 0.7232 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 83 | Southern Adventist University | 29800 | 46900 | 0.3648 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 84 | Belmont University | 30200 | 67800 | 0.554 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 85 | Southeastern University | 30500 | 60500 | 0.4956 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 86 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30700 | 78100 | 0.6069 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 87 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 88 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 88 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31800 | 39200 | 0.1878 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 90 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 32000 | 86800 | 0.6317 | 893 | 1124 | 0.7174 | |
| 90 | Ithaca College | 32000 | 72500 | 0.5585 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 90 | Liberty University | 32000 | 60900 | 0.4748 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 93 | Rider University | 32200 | 60600 | 0.4687 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 94 | Vermont State University | 32400 | 38700 | 0.1627 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 95 | College for Creative Studies | 32900 | 89100 | 0.631 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 96 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 33800 | 84100 | 0.5979 | 18,452 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
| 97 | Taylor University | 34000 | 57600 | 0.4097 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 98 | Baylor University | 34600 | 70300 | 0.5078 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 98 | Pace University | 34600 | 74800 | 0.5373 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 100 | Hofstra University | 34800 | 77000 | 0.5479 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 101 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 102 | The University of Tampa | 35600 | 56900 | 0.3741 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 103 | Anderson University | 35700 | 46900 | 0.2387 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5342 | |
| 104 | State University of New York at Cortland | 35800 | 39900 | 0.1029 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 105 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0575 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 106 | Western Kentucky University | 36600 | 42300 | 0.1348 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 107 | California Institute of the Arts | 37100 | 84600 | 0.5616 | 918 | 0 | 0.2595 | |
| 108 | Xavier University | 37500 | 67500 | 0.4445 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 109 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 37900 | 80700 | 0.5298 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 110 | California Lutheran University | 38600 | 72800 | 0.4699 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 111 | Pacific University | 38900 | 74900 | 0.4806 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 112 | The University of Montana | 39800 | 45900 | 0.133 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 113 | Quinnipiac University | 41400 | 79200 | 0.4772 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 114 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 41700 | 42900 | 0.028 | 902 | 1245 | 0.3308 | |
| 115 | Montclair State University | 42000 | 46200 | 0.091 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 116 | Marymount Manhattan College | 42100 | 69900 | 0.3977 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 117 | California College of the Arts | 42500 | 87600 | 0.5147 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 118 | University of the Arts | 44900 | 88000 | 0.4896 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 119 | Biola University | 45000 | 71200 | 0.3681 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 120 | High Point University | 45600 | 72900 | 0.3744 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 121 | Wagner College | 46900 | 73400 | 0.36 | 1,590 | 1230 | 0.8346 | |
| 122 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 47300 | 65600 | 0.2791 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 123 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 48500 | 69000 | 0.2972 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 124 | Drexel University | 48700 | 83800 | 0.4188 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 125 | DePaul University | 48900 | 67100 | 0.2712 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 126 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 50500 | 66500 | 0.2407 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 126 | Woodbury University | 50500 | 69500 | 0.2733 | 825 | 1087 | 0.7287 | |
| 128 | Chapman University | 51300 | 94000 | 0.4544 | 7,713 | 1357 | 0.6543 | |
| 129 | Lynn University | 51400 | 66000 | 0.2212 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 130 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 51900 | 91600 | 0.4336 | 1,689 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 131 | Columbia College Chicago | 53000 | 68600 | 0.2275 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 132 | George Mason University | 53500 | 61000 | 0.123 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 133 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 134 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57300 | 83800 | 0.3163 | 3,967 | 1266 | 0.7325 | |
| 135 | Cornish College of the Arts | 59800 | 76100 | 0.2143 | 502 | 0 | 0.7046 | |
| 136 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
| 137 | Loyola Marymount University | 74600 | 95600 | 0.2197 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.