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 “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 3,640 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $21,607 and $25,427 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 431 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region associate degree film students.
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 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Full Sail University is a private for-profit institution located in Winter Park, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 119 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami Dade College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Miami Dade College is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 74 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Valencia College is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 53 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Valencia College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Virginia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Located in Annandale, Virginia, this large public school handed out 41 diplomas to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Virginia Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Crescent Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate. Located in Griffin, Georgia, this small public school handed out 24 degrees to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
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Daytona State College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school situated in Daytona Beach, Florida. It awarded 18 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Daytona State College
Palm Beach State College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Palm Beach State College is a public institution located in Lake Worth, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota is a medium-sized public school situated in Bradenton, Florida. It awarded 12 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full State College of Florida - Manatee - Sarasota Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #9, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
SAE Institute - Atlanta landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. SAE Institute - Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
Full SAE Institute - Atlanta Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Broward College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it awarded 8 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Columbus State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Columbus, Georgia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s film degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Pensacola State College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Pensacola, Florida, and it awarded 7 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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Bluegrass Community and Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Bluegrass Community and Technical College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
The Art Institute of Atlanta came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Ai Atlanta is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
Full The Art Institute of Atlanta Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Clayton State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Clayton State University is a medium-sized school located in Morrow, Georgia that handed out 5 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Clayton State University
Thomas Nelson Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. TNCC is located in Hampton, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
St Petersburg College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Clearwater, Florida, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s film students in 2020-2021.
South Arkansas Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate list. South Arkansas Community College is a public institution located in El Dorado, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Piedmont Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Piedmont Community College is located in Roxboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s film degrees to qualified students.
Full Piedmont Community College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Blue Ridge Community College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Blue Ridge Community College is a public institution located in Flat Rock, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Blue Ridge Community College
Trevecca Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. TNU is a small school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 1 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Trevecca Nazarene University
Guilford Technical Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Jamestown, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Guilford Technical Community College
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 0 associates’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale
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