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2024 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
305 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.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 305 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 the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Film Studies
Master's Degrees in Film Studies

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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in the Rocky Mountains Region

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.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Film Studies

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT
46 Film Studies Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in film/cinema/media studies needs to check out Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were about 46 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
126 Film Studies Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in film/cinema/media studies needs to check out University of Utah. U of U is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 126 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO
101 Film Studies Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you want to pursue a degree in film/cinema/media studies. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were roughly 101 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO

University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ID
16.7% Growth in Graduates

U of I is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. This university ranks 1st out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 6 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ID
46.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Boise, Boise State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were about 13 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year.

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Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best film/cinema/media studies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 597 172
Colorado 590 114
Idaho 446 19

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

Majors Similar to Film Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production 235
Photography 113

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