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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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 the Rocky Mountains region, there were 653 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,882 and $20,507 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region film students.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Aurora landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 53 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 20 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Wyoming College landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Wyoming College is a small school located in Riverton, Wyoming that handed out 8 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. MSU Bozeman is a public institution located in Bozeman, Montana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Montana State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 44 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 126 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Utah
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 101 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Colorado Boulder Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #7, Colorado Mountain College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Colorado Mountain College
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Brigham Young University - Provo is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Utah Valley University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Orem, Utah, and it awarded 57 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Casper College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Casper, Wyoming, and it awarded 2 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Casper College
University of Denver did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 13 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 University of Denver
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 6 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at U of I
Boise State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State University is located in Boise, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
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 more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Boise State
Pikes Peak Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. PPCC is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 29 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pikes Peak Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #15, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Red Rocks Community College is a public institution located in Lakewood, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 36 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Red Rocks Community College
With a ranking of #16, North Idaho College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. North Idaho College is a small public school situated in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. It awarded 1 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at North Idaho College
Weber State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Weber State University is a large school located in Ogden, Utah that handed out 1 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Westminster College Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Westminster College Salt Lake is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Westminster College Utah
Idaho State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 0 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Idaho State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #18, Colorado College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Colorado College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
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