2024 Best Documentary Production Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in documentary production. It is ranked #787 out of 1172 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Documentary Production Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 6 master's degrees in documentary production to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on documentary production students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other documentary production students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized documentary production related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for documentary production students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Documentary Production Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Documentary Production Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Documentary Production in the Far Western US Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for documentary production students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Documentary Production

1

Chapman University
Orange, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in documentary production has to take a look at Chapman University. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in documentary production from Chapman University

2

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in documentary production has to check out University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in documentary production from University of California - Santa Cruz

Best Documentary Production Colleges by State

Explore the best documentary production schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	675	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Documentary Production

One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Documentary Production has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Documentary Production

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	448
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	226
Photography	69
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.