2026 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Pennsylvania
[Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts](/majors/visual-and-performing-arts/film-video-and-photographic-arts/film-video-and-photographic-arts-other/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools to find the best return on investment for other film/video & photographic arts students.
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2026 Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Pennsylvania
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other film/video & photographic arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools
For return on investment in other film/video & photographic arts, no school beat Desales University this year. Located in the suburb of Center Valley, Desales University is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $46,800. Other Film/video & Photographic Arts graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Other Film/video & Photographic Arts graduates of Desales University earn a median of $22,651 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Desales University admits about 77% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 8 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
