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2023 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$40,500 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Film Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate

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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 Far Western US region, there were 4,641 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,418 and $26,897 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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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Most Well Attended Film Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Film Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate”.

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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the #1 spot on the list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 9 doctorate’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full University of Southern California Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s film students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at UC Berkeley

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Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s film students 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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at UC Santa Cruz

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 1 doctorate’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of California - Santa Barbara

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 38 doctorate’s film degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 93%.

Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at UW Seattle

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