2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in the Southeast Region

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the most popular for film / cinema / media studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 164 master's degrees in film / cinema / media studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Film/Cinema/Media Studies School for Your Master's Degree

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for film / cinema / media studies, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for film / cinema / media studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Film/Cinema/Media Studies in the Southeast Region

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for film / cinema / media studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Film Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL

116 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In FL

#2 Best Quality In FL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Full Sail University if you want to pursue a master's degree in film / cinema / media studies. Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large suburb of Winter Park. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in film / cinema / media studies in Florida.

There were approximately 116 film / cinema / media studies students who graduated with this degree at Full Sail University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in film / cinema / media studies from Full Sail University

2

Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

33 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

#1 Best Quality In VA

Regent University is a popular option for students interested in a master's degree in film / cinema / media studies. Located in the large city of Virginia Beach, Regent is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in film / cinema / media studies in Virginia.

There were about 33 film / cinema / media studies students who graduated with this degree at Regent in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in film / cinema / media studies from Regent University

3

University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

11 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In FL

#1 Best Quality In FL

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Miami if you want to pursue a master's degree in film / cinema / media studies. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Coral Gables. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in film / cinema / media studies in Florida.

There were roughly 11 film / cinema / media studies students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in film / cinema / media studies from University of Miami

4

Savannah College of Art and Design
Savannah, GA

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In GA

#1 Best Quality In GA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Savannah College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a master's degree in film / cinema / media studies. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in film / cinema / media studies in Georgia.

There were about 4 film / cinema / media studies students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in film / cinema / media studies from Savannah College of Art and Design

5

Hollins University
Roanoke, VA

#2 Most Popular In VA

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Roanoke, Hollins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. More information about a master’s in film / cinema / media studies from Hollins University

5

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

#1 Most Popular In NC

UNCW is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington. More information about a master’s in film / cinema / media studies from University of North Carolina at Wilmington

5

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

#2 Most Popular In GA

Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. More information about a master’s in film / cinema / media studies from Emory University

Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular film / cinema / media studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

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Rankings in Majors Related to Film Studies

Film/Cinema/Media Studies is one of 4 different types of Film, Video & Photographic Arts programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.