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 the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 5,191 people earned their degree in film / cinema / media studies, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 143 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 141 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 the Southwest Region”.
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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 the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mary Hardin - Baylor landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 56 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Arizona
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Tulsa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Tulsa
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region. University of Oklahoma is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Houston Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. HBU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Houston Baptist University
Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 0 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Southern Methodist University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
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