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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Ranked Colleges
105 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Film/Cinema/Media Studies is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 746 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 105 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 11 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 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%.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Brooklyn College

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The City College of New York
New York, New York

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. 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%.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at CCNY

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Howard University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s film studies degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Howard University

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia 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 9 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

Full American University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s film studies degrees to 27 students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

Stony Brook University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 9 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. 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%.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Stony Brook University

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Johns Hopkins University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s film studies students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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.

Full Johns Hopkins University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

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College of Staten Island CUNY
Staten Island, New York

With a ranking of #8, College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CSI is located in Staten Island, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s film studies degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at CSI

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

University at Buffalo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 92 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University at Buffalo

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Maryland Institute College of Art landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. MICA is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 0 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Maryland Institute College of Art

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 26 masters’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report

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