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Considering a degree in Cinematography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Cinematography majors who live in Maryland.
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 Maryland.
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 City College | 7400 | 31200 | 0.7629 | 12,982 | 1169 | 0.5997 | |
| 2 | Washington University in St Louis | 9200 | 96200 | 0.904 | 8,220 | 1513 | 0.1206 | |
| 3 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 10200 | 25200 | 0.5946 | 902 | 1245 | 0.3308 | |
| 4 | New Mexico Highlands University | 10400 | 21500 | 0.5158 | 1,710 | 945 | 0.9481 | |
| 5 | New York University | 11700 | 91800 | 0.8723 | 29,060 | 1520 | 0.0923 | |
| 6 | University of Central Florida | 12200 | 23600 | 0.4831 | 59,649 | 1280 | 0.4471 | |
| 7 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 12500 | 28200 | 0.5576 | 755 | 895 | 1 | |
| 8 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 12700 | 24500 | 0.4823 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 14200 | 24900 | 0.429 | 5,474 | 1138 | 0.9198 | |
| 10 | Goshen College | 14700 | 55800 | 0.7363 | 780 | 995 | 0.8404 | |
| 11 | University of Southern California | 16400 | 76000 | 0.7841 | 21,023 | 1485 | 0.1002 | |
| 12 | SUNY at Fredonia | 16500 | 27800 | 0.407 | 2,876 | 1193 | 0.792 | |
| 13 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 16600 | 25700 | 0.3541 | 20,584 | 1134 | 0.9053 | |
| 14 | Jacksonville State University | 16800 | 26600 | 0.3687 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 14 | University of Maryland Global Campus | 16800 | 29700 | 0.4345 | 50,793 | 0 | 0.7633 | |
| 14 | Weber State University | 16800 | 22100 | 0.24 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 17 | California State University-Sacramento | 17200 | 27200 | 0.3675 | 28,226 | 1015 | 0.9343 | |
| 18 | Pacific Union College | 17400 | 52800 | 0.6699 | 910 | 1090 | 0.4248 | |
| 19 | Husson University | 17500 | 48100 | 0.6355 | 2,762 | 1115 | 0.8095 | |
| 19 | Keene State College | 17500 | 31900 | 0.4512 | 2,744 | 1020 | 0.9033 | |
| 21 | State University of New York at Cortland | 18300 | 27700 | 0.3391 | 5,911 | 1175 | 0.5979 | |
| 22 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 18400 | 30600 | 0.3971 | 38,093 | 1302 | 0.7821 | |
| 23 | University of Mississippi | 18700 | 27000 | 0.3073 | 21,585 | 1182 | 0.9658 | |
| 24 | Towson University | 19200 | 30000 | 0.3596 | 16,264 | 1093 | 0.8198 | |
| 25 | Lee University | 19500 | 37100 | 0.4738 | 3,271 | 1154 | 0.7052 | |
| 25 | Lindenwood University | 19500 | 35800 | 0.4557 | 4,663 | 1170 | 0.5684 | |
| 25 | Loyola University New Orleans | 19500 | 71100 | 0.726 | 3,032 | 1145 | 0.9305 | |
| 28 | Cleveland State University | 19600 | 37300 | 0.4748 | 9,418 | 1005 | 0.913 | |
| 28 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 19600 | 24500 | 0.1996 | 19,888 | 1209 | 0.8517 | |
| 30 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 20100 | 38800 | 0.4817 | 36,588 | 1367 | 0.6535 | |
| 30 | Southwestern Assemblies of God University | 20100 | 40500 | 0.5043 | 1,413 | 1045 | 0.8423 | |
| 32 | Montana State University | 20700 | 27100 | 0.2358 | 15,053 | 1184 | 0.8214 | |
| 33 | Augsburg University | 20900 | 56400 | 0.6294 | 2,527 | 1065 | 0.8198 | |
| 34 | Southern Oregon University | 21000 | 32600 | 0.3561 | 4,964 | 1125 | 0.9007 | |
| 35 | University of Miami | 21100 | 70800 | 0.7023 | 13,250 | 1406 | 0.189 | |
| 36 | SUNY at Purchase College | 21200 | 28000 | 0.2424 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 37 | Rutgers University-Newark | 21500 | 38900 | 0.4474 | 7,417 | 1214 | 0.7873 | |
| 38 | Florida State University | 22500 | 23100 | 0.026 | 32,711 | 1360 | 0.2422 | |
| 39 | Maharishi International University | 22600 | 30300 | 0.2538 | 777 | 1089 | 0.969 | |
| 40 | California Institute of the Arts | 22700 | 77300 | 0.7063 | 918 | 0 | 0.2595 | |
| 41 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 22800 | 56500 | 0.5969 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 42 | Bob Jones University | 23300 | 41500 | 0.4374 | 2,477 | 1149 | 0.8729 | |
| 43 | Syracuse University | 23500 | 83100 | 0.7172 | 15,958 | 1363 | 0.4611 | |
| 44 | Oral Roberts University | 23700 | 55600 | 0.5742 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 45 | University of Central Arkansas | 24300 | 29500 | 0.1763 | 8,268 | 1110 | 0.8949 | |
| 46 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 24400 | 26600 | 0.0828 | 3,413 | 1085 | 0.5295 | |
| 47 | Northern Michigan University | 24500 | 32900 | 0.2556 | 6,684 | 1100 | 0.8402 | |
| 48 | The University of Tampa | 25000 | 56900 | 0.5602 | 10,594 | 1185 | 0.4034 | |
| 49 | Marquette University | 25500 | 65700 | 0.6115 | 8,045 | 1309 | 0.8134 | |
| 50 | Fitchburg State University | 26000 | 31300 | 0.1694 | 3,027 | 1150 | 0.8693 | |
| 50 | La Sierra University | 26000 | 55100 | 0.5286 | 1,244 | 1015 | 0.933 | |
| 52 | Clayton State University | 26100 | 34900 | 0.2524 | 5,301 | 980 | 0.7056 | |
| 53 | Point Park University | 26200 | 56800 | 0.5391 | 2,337 | 1144 | 0.9691 | |
| 54 | Oakland University | 26400 | 39800 | 0.3368 | 12,587 | 1050 | 0.8784 | |
| 55 | Western Kentucky University | 26800 | 26800 | 0 | 14,151 | 1090 | 0.9387 | |
| 56 | Webster University | 26900 | 54300 | 0.5042 | 2,091 | 1105 | 0.9594 | |
| 57 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 27100 | 55200 | 0.5088 | 1,997 | 1160 | 0.9526 | |
| 58 | John Brown University | 28100 | 48300 | 0.418 | 1,882 | 1226 | 0.6764 | |
| 59 | Lipscomb University | 28300 | 57600 | 0.5075 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 60 | George Fox University | 28400 | 67100 | 0.5772 | 3,401 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 61 | Kansas City Art Institute | 28500 | 61000 | 0.5327 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 61 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 28500 | 78100 | 0.6352 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 63 | Messiah University | 29100 | 54100 | 0.4623 | 2,618 | 1241 | 0.7897 | |
| 64 | Cornerstone University | 29200 | 40800 | 0.2846 | 1,444 | 1124 | 0.7316 | |
| 64 | Montclair State University | 29200 | 36300 | 0.1957 | 18,712 | 1058 | 0.8789 | |
| 66 | William Penn University | 29500 | 48000 | 0.3853 | 1,348 | 1000 | 0.5188 | |
| 67 | Huntington University | 29700 | 44300 | 0.3299 | 1,286 | 1095 | 0.7115 | |
| 67 | University of South Alabama | 29700 | 35000 | 0.1515 | 9,241 | 1140 | 0.7096 | |
| 69 | Southern Adventist University | 29800 | 46900 | 0.3648 | 2,827 | 1125 | 0.6661 | |
| 69 | Southern Methodist University | 29800 | 81700 | 0.6355 | 7,285 | 1423 | 0.6335 | |
| 71 | Belmont University | 30200 | 67800 | 0.554 | 7,167 | 1273 | 0.9528 | |
| 72 | St Bonaventure University | 30600 | 61000 | 0.4981 | 2,048 | 1194 | 0.8165 | |
| 73 | Azusa Pacific University | 30900 | 66000 | 0.532 | 2,996 | 1138 | 0.7959 | |
| 74 | University of Rhode Island | 31000 | 46700 | 0.3362 | 14,376 | 1148 | 0.7216 | |
| 74 | University of West Georgia | 31000 | 36000 | 0.139 | 9,157 | 1040 | 0.5161 | |
| 76 | Rider University | 31300 | 64300 | 0.5131 | 3,196 | 1214 | 0.794 | |
| 77 | State University of New York at Oswego | 31400 | 38300 | 0.1799 | 5,517 | 1174 | 0.8057 | |
| 78 | Vermont State University | 31700 | 38000 | 0.166 | 4,087 | 960 | 0.8323 | |
| 79 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 31800 | 31800 | 0 | 11,562 | 1110 | 0.5836 | |
| 79 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31800 | 51700 | 0.3841 | 10,206 | 1190 | 0.7218 | |
| 81 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 32000 | 39200 | 0.1839 | 12,498 | 1010 | 0.8896 | |
| 82 | Southeastern University | 32600 | 60500 | 0.4609 | 10,351 | 1130 | 0.6165 | |
| 83 | California Lutheran University | 32800 | 65800 | 0.5011 | 2,297 | 1258 | 0.7567 | |
| 83 | Liberty University | 32800 | 43900 | 0.2528 | 52,823 | 1181 | 0.9932 | |
| 83 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 32800 | 46200 | 0.2903 | 8,553 | 1054 | 0.8688 | |
| 86 | Ithaca College | 33600 | 72500 | 0.5365 | 4,268 | 1314 | 0.6901 | |
| 87 | Taylor University | 34000 | 57600 | 0.4097 | 2,503 | 1235 | 0.7353 | |
| 88 | College for Creative Studies | 34600 | 79600 | 0.5653 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 89 | Baylor University | 34700 | 70800 | 0.5096 | 14,915 | 1277 | 0.5128 | |
| 89 | DePaul University | 34700 | 59100 | 0.4127 | 14,188 | 1218 | 0.7589 | |
| 91 | Anderson University | 35700 | 46900 | 0.2387 | 1,095 | 1055 | 0.5342 | |
| 92 | Biola University | 36200 | 52900 | 0.3159 | 3,481 | 1268 | 0.7482 | |
| 93 | Missouri Western State University | 36300 | 39300 | 0.0764 | 3,494 | 1015 | 0.9996 | |
| 94 | Long Island University | 36900 | 59600 | 0.3811 | 11,753 | 1222 | 0.8977 | |
| 95 | Stevenson University | 37300 | 59900 | 0.3771 | 3,106 | 1100 | 0.7891 | |
| 96 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 37800 | 39900 | 0.0526 | 7,924 | 0 | 0.6024 | |
| 97 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 37900 | 80700 | 0.5298 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 98 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 38300 | 52100 | 0.2649 | 18,452 | 930 | 0.9697 | |
| 99 | Xavier University | 38500 | 67500 | 0.4297 | 4,239 | 1218 | 0.8669 | |
| 100 | Hofstra University | 38600 | 74600 | 0.4824 | 6,581 | 1323 | 0.6808 | |
| 101 | Pacific University | 38900 | 74900 | 0.4806 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 102 | Wayne State University | 39100 | 45500 | 0.1406 | 16,173 | 1174 | 0.7786 | |
| 103 | The University of Montana | 39400 | 43700 | 0.0984 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 104 | Pace University | 39700 | 74100 | 0.464 | 8,038 | 1274 | 0.7592 | |
| 105 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 40000 | 40000 | 0 | 15,254 | 1270 | 0.6424 | |
| 106 | Temple University | 40600 | 56100 | 0.2762 | 21,428 | 1245 | 0.8045 | |
| 107 | Marymount Manhattan College | 40700 | 68600 | 0.4064 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 108 | York College of Pennsylvania | 41400 | 41400 | 0 | 3,308 | 1135 | 0.942 | |
| 109 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 42000 | 61600 | 0.3182 | 893 | 1124 | 0.7174 | |
| 109 | Quinnipiac University | 42000 | 79200 | 0.4696 | 6,248 | 1209 | 0.77 | |
| 111 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 42200 | 55100 | 0.2343 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 112 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 42400 | 42400 | 0 | 14,019 | 1159 | 0.7781 | |
| 113 | California College of the Arts | 43200 | 87600 | 0.5067 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 114 | University of California-Riverside | 43300 | 66400 | 0.3478 | 22,599 | 1199 | 0.7685 | |
| 115 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 43400 | 50300 | 0.1372 | 34,242 | 1273 | 0.7333 | |
| 116 | University of the Arts | 44800 | 88300 | 0.4924 | 1,072 | 1050 | 0.782 | |
| 117 | High Point University | 45800 | 70500 | 0.3504 | 5,006 | 1209 | 0.7683 | |
| 117 | Middle Tennessee State University | 45800 | 45800 | 0 | 17,668 | 1124 | 0.68 | |
| 119 | Wagner College | 46900 | 73400 | 0.36 | 1,590 | 1230 | 0.8346 | |
| 120 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 47200 | 69000 | 0.316 | 1,871 | 1085 | 0.7627 | |
| 121 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 48600 | 64400 | 0.2454 | 14,657 | 1180 | 0.8368 | |
| 122 | George Mason University | 49200 | 49200 | 0 | 28,331 | 1268 | 0.8748 | |
| 123 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 49900 | 52300 | 0.0458 | 21,210 | 1171 | 0.9232 | |
| 124 | Binghamton University | 50600 | 52800 | 0.0417 | 14,669 | 1417 | 0.3861 | |
| 124 | Woodbury University | 50600 | 68700 | 0.2636 | 825 | 1087 | 0.7287 | |
| 126 | Drexel University | 51100 | 82600 | 0.3812 | 13,169 | 1339 | 0.7944 | |
| 127 | Chapman University | 51300 | 87300 | 0.4125 | 7,713 | 1357 | 0.6543 | |
| 128 | Lynn University | 51500 | 64200 | 0.1979 | 2,861 | 1130 | 0.7347 | |
| 129 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 51900 | 91600 | 0.4333 | 1,689 | 0 | 0.6965 | |
| 130 | Oklahoma City University | 52000 | 52000 | 0 | 1,447 | 1190 | 0.7039 | |
| 131 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 53900 | 66000 | 0.1834 | 714 | 1271 | 0.4836 | |
| 132 | Emerson College | 55800 | 82600 | 0.3245 | 4,171 | 1339 | 0.4749 | |
| 133 | Pratt Institute-Main | 57500 | 83800 | 0.3139 | 3,967 | 1266 | 0.7325 | |
| 134 | Cornish College of the Arts | 59700 | 75100 | 0.2051 | 502 | 0 | 0.7046 | |
| 135 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 60700 | 71200 | 0.1476 | 1,324 | 1196 | 0.7729 | |
| 136 | Columbia College Chicago | 67200 | 67200 | 0 | 5,422 | 0 | 0.7549 | |
| 137 | Loyola Marymount University | 72500 | 94300 | 0.2311 | 7,273 | 1353 | 0.4508 |
School data is from 2022–2023 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.