by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the New England Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 16,778 people earned their degree in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, film, video and photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $24,170 and had an average of $25,804 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 1,367 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,078 and $24,806 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 96 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in film, video and photographic arts. That schools that top this list have a program in film, video and photographic arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the New England Region” list to help you make the college decision.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree film students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Greenfield Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Greenfield, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Greenfield Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Vermont University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Johnson, Vermont, and it awarded 2 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Northern Vermont University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Manchester, New Hampshire, and it awarded 79 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern New Hampshire University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Rhode Island. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the New England Region. Community College of Rhode Island is a public institution located in Warwick, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Paier College of Art Inc landed the #5 spot on the list. Hamden, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Paier College of Art Inc
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New England College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Film Major in the New England Region. Located in Henniker, New Hampshire, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
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