2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in Washington

If you plan on getting your master's degree in film, video & photographic arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #84 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 6 master's degrees in film, video & photographic arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on film, video & photographic arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other film, video & photographic arts students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt film, video & photographic arts students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized film, video & photographic arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for film, video & photographic arts students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The film 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 & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in Washington.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts.

Top Washington Schools for a Master's in Film

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

1 Annual Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA

1 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts has to look into Central Washington University. CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Ellensburg.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from Central Washington University

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	744
Nevada	105	3

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts Related Rankings by Major

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Film Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	4
Photography	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Film

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	47
Arts & Media Management	18
Drama & Theater Arts	17
Fine & Studio Arts	12
Design & Applied Arts	6
Dance	3

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.