by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Film/Cinema/Media Studies is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 143 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in film / cinema / media studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in film / cinema / media studies.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region film studies students.
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 Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor is located in Belton, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’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 Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 56 ’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 full report on 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 Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Tulsa
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
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 full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Houston Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Santa Fe Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Santa Fe Community College is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 1 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Methodist University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Southern Methodist University
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