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Best Film Schools Near Phenix City, AL (2026)
Updated September 5, 2026BLS dataCollege ScorecardOn this page
Phenix City, Alabama has 5 accredited schools offering film programs, with tuition ranging from $6,088 to $21,981 per year for indexed programs. Phenix City has a population of about 38,509. In Alabama, the top-earning film-related role is Film and Video Editors at a median $74,410 annually (BLS, May 2025).
Closest Film Schools to Phenix City
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer film programs near Phenix City, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Phenix City city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
How We Rank Schools
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most
recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS).
To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the
U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked
against schools at the same credential level:
BOCSCORE
Graduation rate 30%
Median earnings, 10 years after entry 25%
Average net price (lower is better) 20%
Retention rate 15%
Fully online availability 10%
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score.
On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Phenix City.
Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
BOC
Ranked by BOC Score — U.S. Dept. of Education outcome data. Advertising never affects rankings.
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Alabama schools on the Alabama film page.
Film Wages Near Phenix City
Phenix City is part of the Columbus, GA-AL metro area (BLS area code 17980). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Alabama statewide.
Occupation
Median Wage
Source
COL-Adjusted (US=100)
Film and Video Editors
$74,410
AL statewide
$83,326
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film
$61,800
AL statewide
$69,205
Producers and Directors
$60,790
Columbus, GA-AL
$68,074
Special Effects Artists and Animators
N/A
AL statewide
–
Audio and Video Technicians
$50,160
AL statewide
$56,170
Sound Engineering Technicians
N/A
AL statewide
–
Writers and Authors
$66,950
AL statewide
$74,972
Graphic Designers
$48,750
Columbus, GA-AL
$54,591
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
How many accredited film schools are near Phenix City, AL?
Our directory has 5 accredited schools offering film programs near Phenix City. The closest is Columbus State University in Columbus, GA (5.7 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Atlanta Metropolitan State College (93.6 miles). 5 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
What are the highest-paying film roles near Phenix City?
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying film-related roles near Phenix City are: Film and Video Editors ($74,410), Writers and Authors ($66,950), Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film ($61,800). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Alabama statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
Should I look at programs in Columbus instead of Phenix City?
Columbus, GA is 9.3 miles from Phenix City and has its own set of local film programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
How do I verify a program is accredited?
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Data verified: September 5, 2026.
Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
