by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Illinois, there were 538 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,157 and $28,321 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,317 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Illinois” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in film, video and photographic arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their film, video and photographic arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Illinois” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree film students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Illinois list. Columbia College Chicago is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 13 masters’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s film students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at DePaul University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s film degrees to qualified students.
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. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Northwestern University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Illinois. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 masters’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%.
Full University of Illinois at Chicago Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 20 masters’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Chicago Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Governors State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Film Major in Illinois list. GSU is a small public school situated in University Park, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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