2021 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California
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Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #22 most popular major in California with 2,805 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 22.7% of all the film bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer a bachelor's in film. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great film, video & photographic arts programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the film, video & photographic arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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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 the Best Film Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
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2021 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in California
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying film.
Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Southern California tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional film, video & photographic arts students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles. USC also made our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in California list, coming in at #1.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 15,291 students at USC that take at least one class online. 6,687 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize Chapman University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Orange. Chapman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 185 students at Chapman that take at least one class online. 1,064 students are part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public college with a fairly large student population. UCSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in California list.
About 0.5% of UCSB students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. There are roughly 880 part time students in attendance at UCSB.
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Loyola Marymount University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Loyola Marymount is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. Loyola Marymount also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in California rankings.
About 0.9% of Loyola Marymount students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,981 students at Loyola Marymount that take at least one class online. There are roughly 764 part time students in attendance at Loyola Marymount.
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University of California - Los Angeles earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population. UCLA also made our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in California list, coming in at #5.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 25,859 students take at least one class online at UCLA. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize Academy of Art University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. 4,441 students at Academy of Art University are exclusively online. About 3,981 of the students at Academy of Art University are attending part time.
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San Francisco State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. 6,034 students are part time.
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California State University - Sacramento earned the #8 spot in our 2021 rankings. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. About 7,378 of the students at Sac State are attending part time.
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University of California - Santa Cruz landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best film, video & photographic arts schools for non-traditional students. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 11,400 students at UC Santa Cruz that take at least one class online. There are roughly 837 part time students in attendance at UC Santa Cruz.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Davis. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population. UC Davis not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in California list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,668 part time students in attendance at UC Davis.
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