2024 Best Film & Video Production Schools in Michigan
3Colleges in Michigan
90Cinematography Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in film & video production, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #117 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for film & video production students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 90 degrees in film & video production to qualified students.
The cinematography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Film & Video Production rankings. We derive our Best Overall Film & Video Production 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Film & Video Production Schools in Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Film & Video Production in Michigan
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the cinematography degree levels they offer.
It's hard to beat Oakland University if you want to pursue a degree in film & video production. Oakland is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 11th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 13 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Northern Michigan University if you want to pursue a degree in film & video production. Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 34th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 9 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent year we have data available.
Wayne State University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in film & video production. Wayne State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Compass College of Cinematic Arts if you wish to pursue a degree in film & video production. Located in the city of Grand Rapids, Compass College of Cinematic Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were roughly 21 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Compass College of Cinematic Arts in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).