16
Colleges in the New England Region
340
Film Studies Degrees Awarded
Ranked #142 in popularity,
film/cinema/media studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for film/cinema/media studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 340 degrees in film/cinema/media studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Your choice of film/cinema/media studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Film/Cinema/Media Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the film studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top New England Region Schools in Film Studies
Yale University is a good option for students interested in a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NH
Dartmouth College is a great option for students pursuing a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were approximately 14 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MA
Every student who is interested in film/cinema/media studies needs to take a look at Brandeis University. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brandeis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
Tufts University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were approximately 28 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
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Boston College is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were about 13 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In MA
Located in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wellesley is a great college overall.
There were approximately 7 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In VT
Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were roughly 14 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available.
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Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were about 7 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In MA
Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Northampton. This college ranks 19th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 7 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
Located in the suburb of Norton, Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 36th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 23 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Massachusetts in the most recent data year.
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