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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 16,778 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Southeast region, there were 3,640 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,607 and $25,427 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,280 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 72 colleges that offer a degree in film, video and photographic arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in film, video and photographic arts.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Southeast Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina School of the Arts. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region. UNCSA is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full UNCSA Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Living Arts College
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Living Arts College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region. Living Arts College is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 5 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Living Arts College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region list. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 297 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region list. The Art Institute of Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Full The Art Institute of Atlanta Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Nossi College of Art
Madison, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nossi College of Art. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region. Nossi College of Art is a private for-profit institution located in Madison, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Nossi College of Art Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, Florida

Full Sail University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Winter Park, Florida, and it awarded 401 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Full Sail University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Ringling College of Art and Design landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Sarasota, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Ringling College

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AI Miami International University of Art and Design came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.

Full International Fine Arts College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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John Brown University
Siloam Springs, Arkansas

John Brown University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region list. Siloam Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at John Brown University

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Dillard University
New Orleans, Louisiana

Dillard University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Dillard University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Full Dillard University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Georgia State University
Atlanta, Georgia

With a ranking of #11, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 235 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Georgia State Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, Florida

Eckerd College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Eckerd College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Petersburg, Florida. It awarded 12 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Eckerd Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Georgia Gwinnett College
Lawrenceville, Georgia

With a ranking of #13, Georgia Gwinnett College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Georgia Gwinnett College

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Belmont University
Nashville, Tennessee

Belmont University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region list. Belmont is a medium-sized school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 48 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Belmont

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Freed-Hardeman University
Henderson, Tennessee

Freed-Hardeman University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FHU is a small school located in Henderson, Tennessee that handed out 10 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at FHU

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Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia

Morehouse College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Morehouse College

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

With a ranking of #17, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region list. Murfreesboro, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 91 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Middle Tennessee State University

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Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, Tennessee

Southern Adventist University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Collegedale, Tennessee, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Southern Adventist

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UNCW Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina

Bob Jones University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 10 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Bob Jones University

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University of Central Arkansas came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Central Arkansas

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Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, Florida

Palm Beach Atlantic University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Palm Beach Atlantic is located in West Palm Beach, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Palm Beach Atlantic University

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American InterContinental University - Atlanta came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking. AIU Atlanta is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 7 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at American InterContinental University - Atlanta

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Clayton State University
Morrow, Georgia

Clayton State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Clayton State University is located in Morrow, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Clayton State University

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Hollins University
Roanoke, Virginia

With a ranking of #25, Hollins University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Southeast Region list. Hollins is located in Roanoke, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Hollins

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