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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region

43 Colleges in the Southeast Region
3,857 Film Degrees Awarded
$22,108 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in film, video & photographic arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #62 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 43 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,857 degrees in film, video & photographic arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region The film program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Film, Video & Photographic Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Film
Bachelor's Degrees in Film
Master's Degrees in Film

The film school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Southeast Region

The schools below may not offer all types of film degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Film

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Film Degrees Awarded
22.5% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Emory University if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were about 40 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Emory University earn $14,600 more than the standard film student.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TN

Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 11 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
443 Film Degrees Awarded
12.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts has to look into Savannah College of Art and Design. Located in the city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 443 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent data year. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Savannah College of Art and Design earn a boost of about $3,726 over the typical income of film, video & photographic arts graduates.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
105 Film Degrees Awarded
$23,440 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were about 105 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program earn about $23,440 in the first couple years of their career.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
51 Film Degrees Awarded
$35,419 Median Starting Salary

Florida State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 51 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Florida State University receive $13,311 more than the average film graduate.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
69 Film Degrees Awarded
18.8% Growth in Graduates

U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were roughly 69 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program state that they receive average early career wages of $14,459.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In GA

UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In LA

Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were about 3 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
89 Film Degrees Awarded
1.1% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.

There were about 89 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from University of North Carolina School of the Arts earn a boost of approximately $3,197 above the average income of film, video & photographic arts majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
195 Film Degrees Awarded
26.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were roughly 195 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, film degree recipients typically make around $20,746 in their early careers.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video & photographic arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Georgia287811
Florida2821,217
North Carolina279223
Virginia274266
Tennessee269220
South Carolina248132
Kentucky24424
Louisiana24258
Mississippi2343
Arkansas23469

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Film, Video & Photographic Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Film Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Film & Video Production1,924
Film/Cinema/Media Studies1,055
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts503
Photography353
Documentary Production22

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts8,008
Fine & Studio Arts6,112
Music5,431
Drama & Theater Arts3,274
General Visual & Performing Arts2,101
Arts & Media Management1,830
Dance544
Other Visual Art204
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry39
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art1

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