2024 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York

If you plan on getting your master's degree in film/cinema/media studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #236 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 79 master's degrees in film/cinema/media studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Film/Cinema/Media Studies School for Your Master's Degree

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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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 take this into account we include 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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Film/Cinema/Media Studies in New York

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for film/cinema/media studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Film Studies

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a master's degree in film/cinema/media studies. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in film/cinema/media studies from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

26 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Brooklyn College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in film/cinema/media studies. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population.More information about a master’s in film/cinema/media studies from Brooklyn College

3

The City College of New York
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in film/cinema/media studies needs to take a look at The City College of New York. CCNY is a large public college located in the large city of New York.More information about a master’s in film/cinema/media studies from The City College of New York

Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	607	0
Maryland	363	9
District of Columbia	334	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Film Studies

Film/Cinema/Media Studies is one of 4 different types of Film, Video & Photographic Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	135
Photography	60
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	13

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.