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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$40,500 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region

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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 Far Western US region, there were 4,641 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,418 and $26,897 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US 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.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Far Western US Region

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Cruz. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s film degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s film degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s film degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 38 doctorate’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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