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2024 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Massachusetts

8 Colleges in Massachusetts
165 Film Studies Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in film/cinema/media studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #142 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 165 degrees in film/cinema/media studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Film/Cinema/Media Studies School

Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Massachusetts The film studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Film/Cinema/Media Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Film/Cinema/Media Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Film/Cinema/Media Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Film Studies

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in Massachusetts

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the film studies degree levels they offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Film Studies

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

It is hard to beat Brandeis University if you want to pursue a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 19 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Every student who is interested in film/cinema/media studies needs to check out Tufts University. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were about 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
Chestnut Hill, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
38.5% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Boston College if you wish to pursue a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.

There were roughly 13 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in film/cinema/media studies has to take a look at Wellesley College. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wellesley. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wellesley is a great college overall.

There were about 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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Boston University
Boston, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MA
42.9% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. 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 data year.

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Smith College
Northampton, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MA

Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 19th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 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

Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Norton. This college ranks 36th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 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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Clark University
Worcester, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA
45.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

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

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Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 538 93
Rhode Island 436 12
New Hampshire 395 16
Vermont 352 54

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One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Film/Cinema/Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production 431
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 88
Photography 72
Documentary Production 1

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