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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida” ranking.
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.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 24 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 Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Full Sail University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida. Full Sail University is a large school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 735 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ringling College of Art and Design. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. Ringling College of Art and Design is a small school located in Sarasota, Florida that handed out 13 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend AI Miami International University of Art and Design. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eckerd College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida. Eckerd College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palm Beach Atlantic University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida. Located in West Palm Beach, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Florida Southern College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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The University of Tampa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. The University of Tampa is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 25 ’s film degrees 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%.
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University of Miami ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. University of Miami is a private not-for-profit institution located in Coral Gables, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 ’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Miami Dade College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 152 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Central Florida landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 144 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%.
Lynn University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Daytona State College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. This fairly large school is located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and it awarded 25 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bradenton, Florida, and it awarded 12 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #14. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Southeastern University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. Lakeland, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Barry University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #16. Barry University is located in Miami, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
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Valencia College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 102 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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Pensacola State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #18. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this medium-sized public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
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Palm Beach State College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. Palm Beach State College is located in Lake Worth, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
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Jacksonville University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. Jacksonville, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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Santa Fe College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking, coming in at #21. Santa Fe College is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Broward College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 49 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
St Petersburg College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida list. St Petersburg College is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Film Major in Florida ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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