by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Colorado” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 16,778 people earned their degree in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States. 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 Colorado, there were 268 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,733 and $21,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Colorado” ranking looked at 7 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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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 Highly Focused on Film Major in Colorado” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado film students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Aurora. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Colorado. This medium-sized school is located in Aurora, Colorado, and it awarded 53 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Colorado. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 101 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado Boulder Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Mountain College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Colorado. This medium-sized school is located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, and it awarded 15 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Colorado Mountain College
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Denver landed the #4 spot on the list. DU 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 more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Denver
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Colorado list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Red Rocks Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Colorado 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
Colorado College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. 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.
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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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