by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Florida, there were 1,581 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,547 and $19,242 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 797 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,395 and $25,950 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 17 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.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. Winter Park, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 401 students in 2020-2021.
Full Full Sail University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ringling College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida. Ringling College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sarasota, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Ringling College of Art and Design
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, AI Miami International University of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Miami, Florida, this small private for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eckerd College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. This small school is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and 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%.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Palm Beach Atlantic University landed the #5 spot on the list. Palm Beach Atlantic is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Palm Beach, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Palm Beach Atlantic University
Florida Southern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #6. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Florida Southern
The University of Tampa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Full The University of Tampa Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
University of Miami ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. University of Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Coral Gables, Florida. It awarded 53 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Miami
University of Central Florida landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school awarded 143 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Lynn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Lynn University
Southeastern University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. Located in Lakeland, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Southeastern University
Barry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #12. Miami, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Barry University
Miami Dade College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Jacksonville University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. This small school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Jacksonville University
Florida State University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Florida State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Santa Fe College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. Santa Fe College is a fairly large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 7 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Santa Fe College
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
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