by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 7,768 people earned their degree in film and video production, making the major the 117th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 523 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 231 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film and video production. That schools that top this list have a program in film and video production in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Houston. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. The Art Institute of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development landed the #2 spot on the list. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is a public institution located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Institute of American Indian Arts
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of Austin landed the #3 spot on the list. Ai Austin is a small private for-profit school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at The Art Institute of Austin
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Dallas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this small private for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film & Video Production at The Art Institute of Dallas
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Art Institute of San Antonio landed the #5 spot on the list. Ai San Antonio is a small private for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film & Video Production at The Art Institute of San Antonio
Southwestern Assemblies of God University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a small school located in Waxahachie, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Oral Roberts University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Oral Roberts University
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 50 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
New Mexico Highlands University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school situated in Las Vegas, New Mexico. It awarded 5 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film & Video Production at New Mexico Highlands University
Southern Methodist University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 27 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film & Video Production at Southern Methodist University
Oklahoma City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. OCU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film & Video Production at Oklahoma City University
With a ranking of #13, Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Portales, New Mexico, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Grand Canyon University
University of Arizona ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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