9
Colleges in the Far Western US Region
226
Master's Degrees
Film/Cinema/Media Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #236 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 226 master's degrees in film/cinema/media studies to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of film/cinema/media studies for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
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 film/cinema/media studies students vs. other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of film/cinema/media studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
- 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 film/cinema/media studies related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for film/cinema/media studies 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 Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.