2024 Best Documentary Production Master's Degree Schools in California

Documentary Productionmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #787 out of the 1172 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Documentary Production Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6 master's degrees in documentary production during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to documentary production students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of documentary production students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 schools for documentary production students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Documentary Production Master's Degree Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Documentary Production in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in documentary production.

Top California Schools for a Master's in Documentary Production

1

Chapman University
Orange, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

4 Annual Graduates

Chapman University is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in documentary production. Chapman is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Orange.More information about a master’s in documentary production from Chapman University

2

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

University of California - Santa Cruz is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in documentary production. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz.More information about a master’s in documentary production from University of California - Santa Cruz

Best Documentary Production Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Documentary Production Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Documentary Production Related Rankings by Major

Documentary Production is one of 4 different types of Film, Video & Photographic Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Documentary Production

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	448
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	223
Photography	67

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.