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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,280 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 72 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film, video and photographic arts. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in film, video and photographic arts.
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The film school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Full Sail University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school handed out 401 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Full Sail University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Savannah College of Art and Design. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Savannah College of Art and Design is located in Savannah, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 297 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 235 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. UCF is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 143 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 72 schools in the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #5 spot on the list. Columbia, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 109 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, 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 90%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of South Carolina - Columbia
University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNCW is a public institution located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and it awarded 91 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Middle Tennessee State University
With a ranking of #8, University of North Carolina School of the Arts did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. UNCSA is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Virginia Commonwealth University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 67 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University
Miami Dade College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 60 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Miami
Liberty University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 50 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Liberty University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Belmont University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full Belmont University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
George Mason University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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 86%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at George Mason University
With a ranking of #15, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Central Arkansas
With a ranking of #16, Emory University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 31 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, 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.
Florida State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Georgia Gwinnett College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Georgia Gwinnett College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #19, The University of Tampa did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #20, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 19 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at UL Lafayette
Clayton State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Morrow, Georgia, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
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John Brown University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Siloam Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #24, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #25. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 16 bachelors’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, 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%.
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