by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Louisiana, there were 62 film, video and photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,740 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Film Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Louisiana”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Film Major in Louisiana”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in Louisiana. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in Louisiana. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified ’s film students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Louisiana State University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in Louisiana. Loyola New Orleans is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 12 ’s film degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Loyola New Orleans
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Film Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Dillard University landed the #4 spot on the list. Dillard University is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s film degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Dillard University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Film Major in Louisiana. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified ’s film students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. 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%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Tulane University of Louisiana
Louisiana Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Major in Louisiana ranking. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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