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Considering a degree in Cinematography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Cinematography majors who live in Illinois.
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 Illinois.
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 | Brigham Young University | 8000 | 22000 | 0.6362 | 32,952 | 1374 | 0.6778 | |
| 2 | Washington University in St Louis | 9300 | 102300 | 0.909 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 3 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10400 | 20700 | 0.4966 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 4 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12700 | 32200 | 0.6052 | 755 | 895 | 1 | |
| 4 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | 12700 | 34600 | 0.6336 | 8,975 | 1065 | 0.9721 | |
| 6 | University of California-Riverside | 13000 | 36500 | 0.6434 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 7 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 13200 | 54500 | 0.7577 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 7 | Northern Illinois University | 13200 | 29000 | 0.5435 | 11,349 | 1070 | 0.6979 | |
| 9 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 13300 | 25700 | 0.4825 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 14300 | 28100 | 0.4911 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 11 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14700 | 24900 | 0.409 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 12 | Oakland University | 16000 | 28200 | 0.4329 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 13 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 16100 | 23200 | 0.306 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 14 | Keene State College | 16200 | 51200 | 0.684 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 14 | New Mexico Highlands University | 16200 | 31500 | 0.4854 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
| 16 | Jacksonville State University | 16400 | 36100 | 0.5455 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 17 | Goshen College | 16500 | 55900 | 0.7042 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 17 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16500 | 27800 | 0.407 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 17 | Wayne State University | 16500 | 46200 | 0.643 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 20 | California State University-Sacramento | 16700 | 27600 | 0.3952 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 21 | Husson University | 17200 | 48100 | 0.6418 | 2,762 | 1060 | 0.8095 | |
| 22 | University of South Alabama | 17400 | 35200 | 0.5059 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 22 | Weber State University | 17400 | 41300 | 0.5782 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 24 | Clayton State University | 17500 | 43400 | 0.5968 | 5,301 | 975 | 0.7056 | |
| 25 | University of Miami | 17700 | 96300 | 0.8159 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 26 | University of Rhode Island | 17900 | 46400 | 0.6137 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 26 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 17900 | 52500 | 0.659 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 28 | Pacific Union College | 18400 | 52800 | 0.651 | 910 | 1070 | 0.4248 | |
| 29 | Lee University | 18500 | 37400 | 0.5057 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 30 | Northern Michigan University | 18700 | 33100 | 0.4351 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 31 | Rutgers University-Newark | 18800 | 38000 | 0.505 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
| 32 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 19000 | 67900 | 0.7197 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 33 | University of West Georgia | 19100 | 48000 | 0.6024 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 34 | Lindenwood University | 19200 | 35800 | 0.464 | 4,663 | 1170 | 0.5684 | |
| 35 | La Sierra University | 19400 | 70200 | 0.7235 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 35 | University of Mississippi | 19400 | 27000 | 0.2814 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 37 | Nelson University | 19900 | 53900 | 0.6313 | 1,413 | 1020 | 0.8423 | |
| 38 | University of Southern California | 20000 | 75800 | 0.7365 | 20,630 | 1492 | 0.0981 | |
| 39 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 20200 | 31400 | 0.3567 | 13,921 | 1119 | 0.7468 | |
| 40 | State University of New York at Oswego | 20300 | 40200 | 0.4952 | 5,517 | 1164 | 0.8057 | |
| 41 | Loyola University New Orleans | 20800 | 72100 | 0.7113 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 42 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 21400 | 34000 | 0.3702 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 43 | Montana State University | 21600 | 27100 | 0.2027 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 44 | Augsburg University | 21700 | 56400 | 0.6157 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 44 | Southern Oregon University | 21700 | 62000 | 0.6502 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 46 | Missouri Western State University | 21900 | 28800 | 0.2377 | 3,494 | 1015 | 0.9996 | |
| 47 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 22100 | 59900 | 0.6309 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 47 | Vermont State University | 22100 | 26900 | 0.1781 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 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 | Columbia College Chicago | 23500 | 63200 | 0.6285 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 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 | Oral Roberts University | 23900 | 77400 | 0.6913 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 57 | Point Park University | 23900 | 57000 | 0.581 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 59 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 24300 | 69500 | 0.6506 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 60 | Marquette University | 25000 | 63100 | 0.6034 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 61 | SUNY at Purchase College | 25500 | 37500 | 0.3201 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 62 | Walla Walla University | 25700 | 51700 | 0.5031 | 1,238 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 63 | Lipscomb University | 26100 | 57800 | 0.5484 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 64 | Calvin University | 26200 | 53000 | 0.5053 | 3,356 | 1256 | 0.7091 | |
| 64 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 26200 | 28300 | 0.0755 | 3,413 | 1095 | 0.5295 | |
| 66 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26300 | 79400 | 0.6689 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 67 | Oklahoma City University | 26500 | 62200 | 0.5738 | 1,514 | 1174 | 0.7702 | |
| 68 | Cleveland State University | 27300 | 37300 | 0.2682 | 9,418 | 1105 | 0.913 | |
| 69 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27600 | 76000 | 0.6371 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 70 | George Fox University | 27700 | 76800 | 0.6393 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 71 | Long Island University | 27800 | 59800 | 0.5356 | 11,753 | 1252 | 0.8977 | |
| 71 | Syracuse University | 27800 | 83100 | 0.6654 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 73 | California Lutheran University | 28100 | 70000 | 0.5988 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 74 | John Brown University | 28200 | 48300 | 0.4166 | 1,882 | 1220 | 0.6764 | |
| 75 | Messiah University | 28400 | 54200 | 0.4762 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 76 | Cornerstone University | 29100 | 40800 | 0.2853 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 77 | Huntington University | 29500 | 44300 | 0.3342 | 1,589 | 1055 | 0.7564 | |
| 77 | Montclair State University | 29500 | 36300 | 0.1874 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 79 | William Penn University | 29600 | 48000 | 0.3838 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 80 | Southeastern University | 29800 | 60500 | 0.5072 | 10,351 | 1110 | 0.6165 | |
| 80 | Southern Methodist University | 29800 | 83200 | 0.6422 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 80 | York College of Pennsylvania | 29800 | 45800 | 0.3496 | 3,308 | 1140 | 0.942 | |
| 83 | Southern Adventist University | 29900 | 46900 | 0.3634 | 2,827 | 1112 | 0.6661 | |
| 84 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30800 | 78100 | 0.6056 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 85 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66600 | 0.5357 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 86 | Taylor University | 31100 | 59100 | 0.4731 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 87 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 31900 | 86800 | 0.6328 | 893 | 1124 | 0.7174 | |
| 87 | Liberty University | 31900 | 44300 | 0.2799 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 89 | DePaul University | 32000 | 67100 | 0.5231 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 89 | Rider University | 32000 | 60600 | 0.472 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 91 | Ithaca College | 32100 | 72500 | 0.5571 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 92 | Belmont University | 32500 | 69900 | 0.5359 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 93 | The University of Tampa | 32700 | 56900 | 0.425 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 94 | College for Creative Studies | 32800 | 89100 | 0.6322 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 95 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 33800 | 84100 | 0.5979 | 18,452 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
| 96 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 34100 | 58500 | 0.4177 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 97 | Pace University | 34600 | 74800 | 0.5373 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 98 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70300 | 0.5063 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 98 | Hofstra University | 34700 | 77000 | 0.5492 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 100 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 101 | Anderson University | 35800 | 46900 | 0.2372 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5332 | |
| 101 | State University of New York at Cortland | 35800 | 39900 | 0.1029 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 103 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 104 | University of Central Arkansas | 36200 | 38400 | 0.0556 | 8,268 | 1124 | 0.8949 | |
| 105 | Crown College | 36500 | 53200 | 0.3128 | 1,379 | 1110 | 0.6281 | |
| 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 | Cornish College of the Arts | 37500 | 80700 | 0.5352 | 502 | 0 | 0.7046 | |
| 108 | Xavier University | 37500 | 67500 | 0.4445 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 110 | Pacific University | 39000 | 74900 | 0.4797 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 111 | University of Central Florida | 39600 | 39600 | 0 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 112 | The University of Montana | 39900 | 45900 | 0.1308 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 113 | Temple University | 40600 | 55300 | 0.266 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 114 | Quinnipiac University | 41300 | 79200 | 0.4784 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 115 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 41800 | 42900 | 0.0257 | 902 | 1245 | 0.3308 | |
| 116 | Marymount Manhattan College | 42200 | 69900 | 0.3963 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 117 | California College of the Arts | 42500 | 87600 | 0.5147 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 118 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 43000 | 80700 | 0.4674 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 119 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 44600 | 66500 | 0.3295 | 714 | 1140 | 0.4836 | |
| 120 | Biola University | 45100 | 71200 | 0.3667 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 121 | High Point University | 45700 | 72900 | 0.373 | 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 | 48500 | 69000 | 0.2972 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 125 | Drexel University | 48800 | 83800 | 0.4176 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 126 | Binghamton University | 50700 | 52800 | 0.0404 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 127 | Chapman University | 51400 | 94000 | 0.4534 | 7,713 | 1357 | 0.6543 | |
| 128 | Lynn University | 51500 | 66000 | 0.2197 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 129 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 51700 | 91600 | 0.4358 | 1,689 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 130 | George Mason University | 53600 | 61000 | 0.1213 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 131 | Woodbury University | 53800 | 69500 | 0.2258 | 825 | 1087 | 0.7287 | |
| 132 | Emerson College | 54600 | 82600 | 0.339 | 4,171 | 1359 | 0.4749 | |
| 133 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 57000 | 66500 | 0.1429 | 14,657 | 1183 | 0.8368 | |
| 134 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57400 | 83800 | 0.3151 | 3,967 | 1266 | 0.7325 | |
| 135 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58200 | 64100 | 0.0921 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 136 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1174 | 0.7729 | |
| 137 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60800 | 63000 | 0.0339 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 138 | Loyola Marymount University | 74700 | 95600 | 0.2187 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.