by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Film & Video Production is the 117th most popular major in the country with 7,768 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,038 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,059 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 31 colleges that offered a degree in film and video production. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in film and video production.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Hollywood. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region. Tarzana, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 105 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Film Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this small private for-profit school handed out 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York Film Academy landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Burbank, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 106 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Film School landed the #4 spot on the list. Los Angeles Film School is a medium-sized school located in Hollywood, California that handed out 143 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco Art Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Woodbury University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Woodbury is a small school located in Burbank, California that handed out 17 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Art Center College of Design did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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Biola University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Biola is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Mirada, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Cornish College of the Arts came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #10, Chapman University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Orange, California, and it awarded 101 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Chapman University
California Institute of the Arts landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CalArts is located in Valencia, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Academy of Art University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 52 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Academy of Art University
Loyola Marymount University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
SAE Expression College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SAE Expression College is located in Emeryville, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
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California College of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. California College of the Arts is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of California - Riverside landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
George Fox University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. George Fox University is located in Newberg, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Humboldt State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #19. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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La Sierra University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. La Sierra is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Riverside, California. It awarded 4 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Film & Video Production at La Sierra University
Pacific Union College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #21. PUC is located in Angwin, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Central Washington University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
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California State University - Sacramento ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region list. Sac State is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 53 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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California Lutheran University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CLU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Thousand Oaks, California. It awarded 8 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. FIDM/Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - Los Angeles is a small private for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
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