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Considering a degree in Cinematography?
These rankings show the most affordable colleges for Cinematography majors who live in Montana.
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 Montana.
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 | Washington University in St Louis | 7400 | 102300 | 0.9278 | 8,153 | 1512 | 0.1192 | |
| 2 | Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus | 10700 | 23200 | 0.5396 | 4,250 | 970 | 0.9166 | |
| 3 | Southern Utah University | 10900 | 51400 | 0.7879 | 13,176 | 1140 | 0.9998 | |
| 4 | Fitchburg State University | 12100 | 33800 | 0.6416 | 3,000 | 1090 | 0.8885 | |
| 5 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 12600 | 29300 | 0.57 | 8,421 | 1054 | 0.9444 | |
| 6 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 12800 | 23400 | 0.4538 | 946 | 1241 | 0.2997 | |
| 7 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 12900 | 26500 | 0.5126 | 13,039 | 1020 | 0.894 | |
| 8 | University of Miami | 13200 | 96300 | 0.8631 | 13,241 | 1408 | 0.1761 | |
| 9 | California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt | 13400 | 38300 | 0.6495 | 5,677 | 985 | 0.9301 | |
| 10 | Clayton State University | 13700 | 49000 | 0.721 | 5,551 | 965 | 0.6845 | |
| 11 | Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development | 14100 | 28600 | 0.5062 | 877 | 895 | 0.9747 | |
| 12 | New York University | 14400 | 92100 | 0.8437 | 29,471 | 1520 | 0.0906 | |
| 13 | Goshen College | 14500 | 56000 | 0.7411 | 738 | 995 | 0.8342 | |
| 14 | Bridgewater State University | 14600 | 37300 | 0.6096 | 8,849 | 1143 | 0.8798 | |
| 15 | University of California-Riverside | 14800 | 66000 | 0.7762 | 24,034 | 1199 | 0.8609 | |
| 16 | Northern Michigan University | 15300 | 33100 | 0.5378 | 6,650 | 1100 | 0.8505 | |
| 17 | Jacksonville State University | 15700 | 27000 | 0.4192 | 8,663 | 1069 | 0.7769 | |
| 18 | New Mexico Highlands University | 15900 | 37900 | 0.5798 | 1,603 | 945 | 1 | |
| 18 | University of Saint Francis-Fort Wayne | 15900 | 79400 | 0.7993 | 1,567 | 980 | 0.9597 | |
| 20 | Oakland University | 16200 | 28200 | 0.4258 | 12,770 | 1039 | 0.8897 | |
| 21 | Keene State College | 16300 | 51400 | 0.6825 | 2,640 | 1064 | 0.8982 | |
| 22 | Maharishi International University | 16900 | 33300 | 0.4923 | 925 | 1089 | 0.957 | |
| 23 | SUNY at Fredonia | 17100 | 27800 | 0.3854 | 2,771 | 1258 | 0.777 | |
| 24 | Middle Tennessee State University | 17300 | 29000 | 0.4037 | 18,042 | 1140 | 0.6909 | |
| 25 | State University of New York at Oswego | 17600 | 27700 | 0.3645 | 5,293 | 1179 | 0.7989 | |
| 26 | California State University-Sacramento | 17700 | 31400 | 0.4369 | 28,619 | 1015 | 0.9357 | |
| 27 | York College of Pennsylvania | 17900 | 45800 | 0.6097 | 3,369 | 1153 | 0.7374 | |
| 28 | University of Rhode Island | 18600 | 33900 | 0.4514 | 14,466 | 1197 | 0.7456 | |
| 29 | Husson University | 19200 | 48100 | 0.6002 | 2,865 | 1174 | 0.8143 | |
| 30 | Lindenwood University | 19400 | 36000 | 0.4618 | 4,422 | 1193 | 0.5996 | |
| 31 | Massachusetts College of Art and Design | 19600 | 41200 | 0.5239 | 1,825 | 1085 | 0.8311 | |
| 32 | Piedmont University | 20000 | 47400 | 0.5784 | 1,154 | 1080 | 0.9054 | |
| 33 | University of Southern California | 20100 | 76400 | 0.7373 | 20,768 | 1499 | 0.1119 | |
| 34 | Syracuse University | 20300 | 83600 | 0.7572 | 16,149 | 1374 | 0.4879 | |
| 35 | The University of Montana | 20400 | 27500 | 0.2585 | 8,014 | 1184 | 0.9586 | |
| 36 | Southern Oregon University | 20500 | 96100 | 0.7867 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 37 | La Sierra University | 20900 | 51200 | 0.5923 | 1,266 | 1124 | 0.9069 | |
| 37 | Millikin University | 20900 | 45000 | 0.5354 | 1,427 | 1065 | 0.765 | |
| 39 | Fashion Institute of Technology | 21600 | 77500 | 0.721 | 7,880 | 0 | 0.6701 | |
| 39 | Nelson University | 21600 | 64000 | 0.6625 | 1,526 | 990 | 0.8902 | |
| 39 | University of Mobile | 21600 | 46000 | 0.5305 | 1,313 | 1209 | 0.7789 | |
| 42 | Grand Canyon University | 21800 | 34000 | 0.3583 | 75,936 | 1075 | 0.7891 | |
| 43 | Bob Jones University | 21900 | 42700 | 0.4877 | 2,312 | 1149 | 1 | |
| 44 | Florida State University | 22200 | 32100 | 0.3082 | 34,271 | 1369 | 0.2383 | |
| 45 | Missouri State University-Springfield | 22300 | 37600 | 0.4069 | 21,138 | 1134 | 0.9039 | |
| 46 | Ohio University-Main Campus | 22500 | 22500 | 0 | 20,786 | 1225 | 0.8689 | |
| 46 | University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus | 22500 | 42500 | 0.4706 | 14,249 | 1084 | 0.7761 | |
| 48 | Oklahoma City University | 22600 | 74100 | 0.6952 | 1,546 | 1159 | 0.7103 | |
| 48 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 22600 | 53400 | 0.5772 | 21,469 | 1167 | 0.9061 | |
| 50 | Augsburg University | 23100 | 56200 | 0.5893 | 2,706 | 1065 | 0.95 | |
| 51 | SUNY at Purchase College | 23200 | 42400 | 0.4525 | 3,283 | 1294 | 0.7405 | |
| 52 | Point Park University | 23300 | 54300 | 0.5707 | 2,498 | 1144 | 0.984 | |
| 53 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 23500 | 89100 | 0.7361 | 2,012 | 1174 | 0.9631 | |
| 54 | Oral Roberts University | 24300 | 52700 | 0.5384 | 5,017 | 1139 | 0.989 | |
| 55 | Montana State University | 24400 | 24500 | 0.0018 | 15,142 | 1184 | 0.9938 | |
| 56 | Temple University | 25000 | 36100 | 0.3077 | 21,031 | 1172 | 0.8622 | |
| 57 | Messiah University | 25100 | 54700 | 0.5412 | 2,722 | 1266 | 0.8107 | |
| 58 | Webster University | 25200 | 66600 | 0.6218 | 1,898 | 1120 | 0.8618 | |
| 59 | Walla Walla University | 25500 | 51700 | 0.5077 | 1,314 | 1159 | 0.604 | |
| 60 | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 25700 | 28300 | 0.0907 | 3,375 | 1090 | 0.5885 | |
| 61 | George Fox University | 26600 | 92800 | 0.7136 | 3,530 | 1168 | 0.9282 | |
| 62 | University of Central Arkansas | 26700 | 31200 | 0.1461 | 8,238 | 1110 | 0.9157 | |
| 63 | Weber State University | 27100 | 31500 | 0.1399 | 31,672 | 1075 | 1 | |
| 64 | Minneapolis College of Art and Design | 27200 | 69300 | 0.6072 | 720 | 1211 | 0.4848 | |
| 65 | Columbus College of Art & Design | 27800 | 90300 | 0.692 | 885 | 1080 | 0.6766 | |
| 65 | John Brown University | 27800 | 48300 | 0.4255 | 2,091 | 1187 | 0.6802 | |
| 65 | Kansas City Art Institute | 27800 | 97200 | 0.714 | 813 | 1056 | 0.5476 | |
| 68 | Marquette University | 28100 | 63800 | 0.5597 | 8,206 | 1304 | 0.7802 | |
| 68 | St Bonaventure University | 28100 | 64100 | 0.5617 | 2,134 | 1165 | 0.8533 | |
| 70 | Wayne State University | 28200 | 46800 | 0.3977 | 16,390 | 1183 | 0.8359 | |
| 71 | Cornerstone University | 28900 | 40800 | 0.291 | 1,354 | 1110 | 0.7777 | |
| 72 | Huntington University | 29000 | 44400 | 0.3465 | 1,512 | 1065 | 0.7518 | |
| 73 | William Penn University | 29200 | 48000 | 0.3928 | 1,366 | 1035 | 0.7311 | |
| 74 | Southern Methodist University | 29400 | 96900 | 0.6963 | 7,545 | 1427 | 0.4764 | |
| 75 | Long Island University | 29500 | 60500 | 0.5127 | 12,072 | 1229 | 0.8616 | |
| 76 | California Lutheran University | 29700 | 71700 | 0.586 | 2,160 | 1218 | 0.7631 | |
| 77 | Taylor University | 30100 | 60700 | 0.5048 | 2,769 | 1229 | 0.9881 | |
| 78 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 30300 | 78300 | 0.6131 | 14,267 | 1363 | 0.6693 | |
| 79 | Ithaca College | 30500 | 72600 | 0.5796 | 4,205 | 1328 | 0.7015 | |
| 80 | Southern Adventist University | 30700 | 49000 | 0.3746 | 2,946 | 1142 | 0.7163 | |
| 81 | Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale | 30800 | 101400 | 0.6961 | 18,904 | 0 | 0.8516 | |
| 81 | Southeastern University | 30800 | 79400 | 0.6123 | 11,981 | 1110 | 0.4247 | |
| 83 | George Mason University | 30900 | 35700 | 0.1343 | 28,862 | 1271 | 0.8647 | |
| 84 | Western Kentucky University | 31000 | 42800 | 0.276 | 13,732 | 1090 | 0.9145 | |
| 85 | University of Missouri-Kansas City | 31500 | 51700 | 0.3911 | 10,594 | 1193 | 0.6493 | |
| 86 | DeSales University | 31600 | 100800 | 0.6864 | 2,172 | 1185 | 0.7709 | |
| 87 | Cleveland State University | 31700 | 32100 | 0.0125 | 9,418 | 1069 | 0.913 | |
| 88 | Azusa Pacific University | 32100 | 66600 | 0.5177 | 2,759 | 1189 | 0.8842 | |
| 88 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | 32100 | 54400 | 0.4099 | 35,248 | 1289 | 0.6939 | |
| 90 | Liberty University | 32500 | 44700 | 0.2729 | 52,961 | 1174 | 0.9898 | |
| 91 | Rider University | 32700 | 60200 | 0.4568 | 3,052 | 1214 | 0.7741 | |
| 92 | Belmont University | 33200 | 72300 | 0.5412 | 7,174 | 1273 | 0.9367 | |
| 92 | Harding University | 33200 | 47800 | 0.3047 | 3,536 | 1184 | 0.7052 | |
| 94 | Baylor University | 33500 | 70400 | 0.5244 | 14,183 | 1302 | 0.5222 | |
| 95 | College for Creative Studies | 33800 | 108300 | 0.6876 | 1,376 | 1100 | 0.9194 | |
| 96 | Pace University | 33900 | 75700 | 0.5525 | 5,520 | 1273 | 0.7827 | |
| 97 | Lee University | 34200 | 39100 | 0.1253 | 3,425 | 1154 | 0.7138 | |
| 98 | Stevenson University | 35300 | 59900 | 0.4105 | 3,154 | 1100 | 0.8006 | |
| 99 | Anderson University | 35400 | 46900 | 0.2464 | 1,096 | 1035 | 0.7934 | |
| 100 | Missouri Western State University | 36000 | 39300 | 0.0856 | 3,550 | 1015 | 0.9981 | |
| 101 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 36100 | 36100 | 0 | 16,131 | 1275 | 0.6472 | |
| 102 | University of South Alabama | 36200 | 40200 | 0.0996 | 9,530 | 1140 | 0.9455 | |
| 103 | Loyola University New Orleans | 37000 | 74600 | 0.5039 | 2,871 | 1150 | 0.9058 | |
| 104 | University of West Georgia | 37200 | 47300 | 0.2134 | 10,075 | 1035 | 0.7995 | |
| 105 | Xavier University | 37600 | 68100 | 0.4481 | 3,744 | 1286 | 0.848 | |
| 106 | Crown College | 38400 | 53200 | 0.2786 | 1,523 | 1060 | 0.2278 | |
| 107 | Pacific University | 38600 | 74900 | 0.4854 | 1,465 | 1019 | 0.8986 | |
| 108 | Drexel University | 39800 | 86400 | 0.5397 | 12,318 | 1354 | 0.699 | |
| 109 | University of Mississippi | 40200 | 45200 | 0.1106 | 22,939 | 1172 | 0.9738 | |
| 110 | Saint Mary's College of California | 40300 | 83400 | 0.5171 | 1,955 | 1175 | 0.8856 | |
| 111 | Pacific Union College | 41700 | 55700 | 0.2511 | 968 | 1070 | 0.473 | |
| 112 | Biola University | 41800 | 71100 | 0.4121 | 3,553 | 1281 | 0.7817 | |
| 113 | University of Central Florida | 42100 | 42800 | 0.0164 | 60,083 | 1289 | 0.428 | |
| 114 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 42400 | 55100 | 0.2306 | 8,513 | 1160 | 0.9261 | |
| 115 | Mount Saint Mary's University | 42800 | 80700 | 0.4701 | 1,733 | 1015 | 0.7313 | |
| 116 | California Institute of the Arts | 43900 | 119100 | 0.6314 | 870 | 0 | 0.3234 | |
| 117 | Montclair State University | 44500 | 47000 | 0.0532 | 19,048 | 1005 | 0.894 | |
| 118 | State University of New York at Cortland | 44800 | 52600 | 0.1482 | 5,890 | 1175 | 0.624 | |
| 119 | High Point University | 45100 | 72900 | 0.3812 | 5,135 | 1263 | 0.7531 | |
| 120 | The University of Tampa | 45700 | 58500 | 0.2187 | 10,710 | 1250 | 0.4363 | |
| 121 | Wagner College | 46600 | 73400 | 0.3649 | 1,666 | 1240 | 0.88 | |
| 122 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 47500 | 61500 | 0.2286 | 37,985 | 1390 | 0.5815 | |
| 123 | Lipscomb University | 48800 | 69900 | 0.3021 | 3,327 | 1214 | 0.6774 | |
| 124 | DePaul University | 49000 | 69400 | 0.2938 | 14,338 | 1258 | 0.878 | |
| 124 | Marymount Manhattan College | 49000 | 74900 | 0.3459 | 1,601 | 1224 | 0.8261 | |
| 124 | Quinnipiac University | 49000 | 79700 | 0.3854 | 6,610 | 1250 | 0.7031 | |
| 127 | Moore College of Art and Design | 49800 | 114300 | 0.5643 | 535 | 1292 | 0.5646 | |
| 128 | Chapman University | 49900 | 94000 | 0.4693 | 7,630 | 1336 | 0.7206 | |
| 129 | Binghamton University | 50300 | 52800 | 0.0486 | 14,559 | 1404 | 0.3731 | |
| 130 | Lynn University | 51500 | 71600 | 0.2807 | 3,020 | 1135 | 0.7425 | |
| 131 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 51900 | 67500 | 0.2312 | 15,552 | 1174 | 0.8298 | |
| 132 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 52200 | 121500 | 0.5702 | 1,535 | 0 | 0.6794 | |
| 133 | Emerson College | 57900 | 82600 | 0.2989 | 3,908 | 1359 | 0.5131 | |
| 134 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 58100 | 71200 | 0.1836 | 1,192 | 1232 | 0.7681 | |
| 135 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 58300 | 63600 | 0.0834 | 42,604 | 1336 | 0.6056 | |
| 136 | Hofstra University | 59100 | 83300 | 0.2906 | 6,599 | 1369 | 0.7267 | |
| 137 | Indiana University-Bloomington | 60400 | 63000 | 0.0407 | 38,463 | 1324 | 0.7589 | |
| 138 | Rutgers University-Newark | 60500 | 60500 | 0 | 7,989 | 1159 | 0.7136 | |
| 139 | California College of the Arts | 61200 | 87600 | 0.3013 | 1,004 | 1079 | 0.911 | |
| 140 | Columbia College Chicago | 63200 | 68500 | 0.0773 | 4,346 | 0 | 0.738 | |
| 141 | Loyola Marymount University | 63800 | 100200 | 0.3633 | 7,187 | 1347 | 0.4821 | |
| 142 | Pratt Institute-Main | 70200 | 91800 | 0.2352 | 3,734 | 1249 | 0.8638 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.