by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,988 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,505 and $24,854 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 132 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,164 and $17,633 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 23 colleges that offered a degree in film, video and photographic arts. To top this list, a school must have a successful film, video and photographic arts program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region associate degree film students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Westchester Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. SUNY Westchester Community College is a medium-sized school located in Valhalla, New York that handed out 18 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full SUNY Westchester Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fashion Institute of Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Fashion Institute of Technology Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Suffolk County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucks County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend County College of Morris. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Randolph, New Jersey, and it awarded 11 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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Monroe Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
Full Monroe Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Harcum College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Harcum College
Delaware Technical Community College - Terry landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Delaware Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Dover, Delaware. It awarded 7 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Nassau Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 6 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Nassau Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Butler County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Butler County Community College is a public institution located in Butler, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s 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%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Butler County Community College
With a ranking of #10, Luzerne County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Luzerne County Community College is a small school located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania that handed out 5 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Luzerne County Community College
College of Southern Maryland came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. CSM is a medium-sized public school situated in La Plata, Maryland. It awarded 3 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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Delaware County Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Media, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
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Douglas Education Center came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Monessen, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Douglas Education Center Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Delaware College of Art and Design ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Wilmington, Delaware is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Queensborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. QCC is located in Bayside, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
Full Queensborough Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Villa Maria College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #18. Villa Maria College is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 1 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Rowan College at Burlington County landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Rowan College at Burlington County is located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
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LaGuardia Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. LaGuardia Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Long Island City, New York. It awarded 0 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, George Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s film degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #20, Camden County College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate list. Located in Blackwood, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
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Community College of Philadelphia landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for an Associate ranking. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Community College of Philadelphia Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
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