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2024 Best Film & Video Production Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges in New Jersey
156 Cinematography Degrees Awarded
Ranked #117 in popularity, film & video production is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Film & Video Production Schools in New Jersey ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 156 degrees in film & video production to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Film & Video Production School

Best Film & Video Production Schools in New Jersey 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for film & video production schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Film & Video Production Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Cinematography
Master's Degrees in Cinematography

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Film & Video Production Schools in New Jersey list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Film & Video Production in New Jersey

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the cinematography degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New Jersey Schools in Cinematography

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ

Any student who is interested in film & video production needs to check out Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in film & video production from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NJ

Rider University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in film & video production. Rider is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Lawrenceville. This university ranks 12th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 20 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
52 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Montclair State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in film & video production. Montclair State is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 8th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 52 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ
36.8% Growth in Graduates

Rutgers University - Newark is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in film & video production. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NJ
48 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

FDU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Madison. This university ranks 44th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 48 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in film & video production from Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus

Best Film & Video Production Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Film & Video Production Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 1,023
Pennsylvania 978 284
Maryland 618 32
District of Columbia 441 15
Delaware 345 8

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One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Film & Video Production has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 15
Photography 12

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