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

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for film, video & photographic arts students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 6 master's degrees in film, video & photographic arts to qualified students.

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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:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to film, video & photographic arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of film, video & photographic arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for film, video & photographic arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized film, video & photographic arts related body.

Our complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools

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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Master's in Film

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts needs to check out University of Iowa. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from University of Iowa

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

2 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from University of Kansas

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	193	0
Iowa	154	3
Kansas	149	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Film

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	3
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	2
Photography	1

Majors Similar to Film

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	290
Fine & Studio Arts	174
Drama & Theater Arts	97
Design & Applied Arts	47
General Visual & Performing Arts	25
Arts & Media Management	11
Dance	10

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.