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2024 Best Film & Video Production Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
235 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 the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 235 degrees in film & video production during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Film & Video Production School

Best Film & Video Production Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of film & video production school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Associate Degrees in Cinematography
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The cinematography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Film & Video Production Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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 Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Cinematography

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MT
60 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Montana State University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in film & video production. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.

There were roughly 60 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in film & video production from Montana State University

2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CO
53 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in film & video production has to check out Community College of Aurora. CCA is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Aurora. This college ranks 11th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 53 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at CCA in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in film & video production from Community College of Aurora

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
57 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Utah Valley University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in film & video production. UVU is a very large public university located in the small city of Orem. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 57 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in film & video production from Utah Valley University

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MT
44 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in film & video production has to look into The University of Montana. UM is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Missoula. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Montana.

There were about 44 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in film & video production from The University of Montana

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CU Anschutz is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Denver. This university ranks 7th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.More information about a degree in film & video production from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Best Film & Video Production Colleges by State

Explore the best film & video production colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 597 51
Colorado 590 44
Montana 340 104
Wyoming 278 8

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Film & Video Production is one of 4 different types of Film, Video & Photographic Arts programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 305
Photography 113

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