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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major” 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.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 491 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major” ranking looked at 43 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree film studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Film Institute Conservatory. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. American Film Institute is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 73 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full American Film Institute Conservatory Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Regent University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major. Regent University is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 42 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hollins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Hollins University is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major. Full Sail University is a large private for-profit school situated in Winter Park, Florida. It awarded 79 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Full Sail University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 97 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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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Columbia College Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 9 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Brooklyn College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 26 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Brooklyn College Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
The City College of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 16 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Chapman University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking, coming in at #9. Orange, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Chapman University
Howard University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Howard University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 8 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Howard Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
American University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 9 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full The American University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 masters’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Full Columbia Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
National University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking, coming in at #13. Located in La Jolla, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s film studies students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at National University
University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking, coming in at #14. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Full University of Southern California Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #15, Savannah College of Art and Design did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. This fairly large school is located in Savannah, Georgia, and it awarded 4 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Stony Brook University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 9 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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With a ranking of #17, Yale University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Sonoma State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Rohnert Park, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Johns Hopkins University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, 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 6 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 97%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Johns Hopkins University
With a ranking of #20, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full SFSU Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
University of Miami came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, 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%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Miami
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. UNLV is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 3 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at OHIO Athens
College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking, coming in at #24. CSI is a fairly large public school situated in Staten Island, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Michigan University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Central Michigan is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Central Michigan University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
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