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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 173 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 106 film and video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in the Plains States Region

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Webster University
Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Webster University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 45 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 Webster University

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Augsburg University
Minneapolis, Minnesota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augsburg University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region list. Augsburg University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Augsburg University

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Missouri Western State University
Saint Joseph, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri Western State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Missouri Western State University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minneapolis College of Art and Design. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region list. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Minneapolis College of Art and Design

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Maharishi International University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region. Located in Fairfield, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Maharishi International University

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Crown College
Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

Crown College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region list. Crown is a small school located in Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota that handed out 2 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film & Video Production at Crown College

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Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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 full report on Film & Video Production at Missouri State

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, Missouri

With a ranking of #8, Lindenwood University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region list. Lindenwood University is located in Saint Charles, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film & Video Production at Lindenwood University

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University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film & Video Production at UMKC

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region ranking. WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.

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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full WUSTL Film & Video Production Report

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Minnesota State University - Moorhead came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region ranking. MSU Moorhead is a public institution located in Moorhead, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Minnesota State University - Moorhead Film & Video Production Report

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William Penn University
Oskaloosa, Iowa

With a ranking of #11, William Penn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Plains States Region list. William Penn University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oskaloosa, Iowa. It awarded 0 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2020-2021.

Full William Penn University Film & Video Production Report

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