by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Film/Cinema/Media Studies is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 139 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 136 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,741 and $27,572 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in film / cinema / media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their film / cinema / media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The film studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lycoming College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Lycoming College is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lafayette College landed the #2 spot on the list. Lafayette is a private not-for-profit institution located in Easton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gettysburg College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. This small school is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Muhlenberg College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Allentown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin and Marshall College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Franklin and Marshall College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #6. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 36 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking, coming in at #7. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 23 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Carnegie Mellon University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Carnegie Mellon University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Swarthmore College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania list. Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit institution located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Allegheny College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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