2026 Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western Region
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts is a field worth a close look when choosing where to study. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools to find the best for other film/video & photographic arts students.
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Best Schools for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts in the Far Western Region
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the other film/video & photographic arts degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts
University Of California Santa Cruz is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in other film/video & photographic arts. This very large public university is located in the city of Santa Cruz. University Of California Santa Cruz graduates 75% of students within six years. University Of California Santa Cruz awarded about 162 other film/video & photographic arts degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their other film/video & photographic arts degree from University Of California Santa Cruz earn around $23,614 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $16,439.
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Los Angeles Film School is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in other film/video & photographic arts, ranking #2. Set in the city of Hollywood, Los Angeles Film School is a moderately-sized private for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 34%. Los Angeles Film School awarded about 125 other film/video & photographic arts degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, other film/video & photographic arts degree recipients from Los Angeles Film School generally make around $21,015. Los Angeles Film School graduates carry a median of $31,125 in student loans.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
