2021 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
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Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in film. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film, video & photographic arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film, video & photographic arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools
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.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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2021 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region
Check out the film programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students
DePaul University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional film, video & photographic arts students. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, DePaul has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,996 students at DePaul that take at least one class online. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.
Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at DePaul University Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population. U-M not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region list.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.
Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report
Columbia College Chicago earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. Columbia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region list.
The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,283 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. About 414 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Columbia College Chicago
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.
About 2.3% of Eastern Michigan students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 8,247 students take at least one class online at Eastern Michigan. 5,430 of Eastern Michigan students are attending part time.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Eastern Michigan University
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Michigan University. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. There are approximately 10,416 students at WMU that take at least one class online. About 5,241 of the students at WMU are attending part time.
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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
The student loan default rate at BGSU is lower than is typical, just 2.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 4,353 students at BGSU that take at least one class online. 4,329 of BGSU students are attending part time.
Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report
Cleveland State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
The student loan default rate at Cleveland State University is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,187 students take at least one class online at Cleveland State University. About 4,202 of the students at Cleveland State University are attending part time.
Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Cleveland State University Report
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best film, video & photographic arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Ohio State is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 42,293 students take at least one class online at Ohio State. 8,459 students are part time.
Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report
Grand Valley State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
About 0.9% of GVSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. 3,880 students are part time.
Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Grand Valley State University Report
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best film, video & photographic arts schools for non-traditional students. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.
The student loan default rate at SIUC is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. There are approximately 2,640 students at SIUC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,629 part time students in attendance at SIUC.
Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report
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