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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

10 Colleges in the Southeast Region
312 Master's Degrees
$30,447 Avg Early-Career Salary
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #84 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 312 master's degrees in film, video & photographic arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for Your Master's Degree

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region The film master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality film program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Film

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Every student who is interested in a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts needs to check out Savannah College of Art and Design. SCAD is a large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Savannah.

Students who graduate with their master's from the film program state that they receive average early career income of $28,583.

More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from Savannah College of Art and Design

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts needs to check out Florida State University. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts master's degree recipients from Florida State University receive an earnings boost of approximately $4,767 above the average income of film, video & photographic arts graduates.

More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from Florida State University

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
3 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Miami if you want to pursue a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the small city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from University of Miami

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2 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you wish to pursue a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from University of South Carolina - Columbia

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21 Annual Graduates

UNCSA is a small public university located in the city of Winston Salem.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from University of North Carolina School of the Arts

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Lipscomb University
Nashville, TN
15 Annual Graduates

Lipscomb is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from Lipscomb University

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Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA

Regent is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Virginia Beach.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts master's degree recipients from Regent University get an earnings boost of approximately $4,245 over the typical income of film, video & photographic arts graduates.

More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from Regent University

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1 Annual Graduates

UCF is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Orlando.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from University of Central Florida

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6 Annual Graduates

UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Conway.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from University of Central Arkansas

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Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video & photographic arts schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 208 107
Georgia 190 93
Virginia 182 46
North Carolina 178 30
Tennessee 166 15
Kentucky 147 13
South Carolina 146 2
Arkansas 121 6

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Film, Video & Photographic Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Film Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production 148
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 132
Photography 21
Documentary Production 9
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 2

Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 898
Design & Applied Arts 534
Fine & Studio Arts 391
Arts & Media Management 348
Drama & Theater Arts 304
General Visual & Performing Arts 117
Dance 48
Other Visual Art 4

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