2024 Best Documentary Production Schools
6
Colleges in the United States
78
Documentary Production Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in
documentary production, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1106 one in the country 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 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Documentary Production Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 78 degrees in documentary production during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Documentary Production School
The documentary production program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Documentary Production rankings. We derive our Best Overall Documentary Production School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Documentary Production Degree Level
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 Schools list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for Documentary Production in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the documentary production degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Documentary Production
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
Every student pursuing a degree in documentary production needs to take a look at Northwestern University. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 9 documentary production students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in documentary production from Northwestern University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
It is difficult to beat Chapman University if you want to pursue a degree in documentary production. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Orange. A Best Colleges rank of #191 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Chapman is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 documentary production students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in documentary production from Chapman University
Any student who is interested in documentary production needs to take a look at Columbia College Chicago. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 16th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 5 documentary production students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in documentary production from Columbia College Chicago
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
Ithaca College is a good option for students interested in a degree in documentary production. Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 39th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 9 documentary production students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in documentary production from Ithaca College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
Every student who is interested in documentary production needs to look into Emerson College. Located in the city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #179 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emerson is a great college overall.
There were approximately 1 documentary production students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in documentary production from Emerson College
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