2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

If you plan on getting your associate degree in film, video & photographic arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #68 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 105 associate degrees in film, video & photographic arts to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on film, video & photographic arts students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of film, video & photographic arts students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt film, video & photographic arts students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized film, video & photographic arts related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for film, video & photographic arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in film, video & photographic arts.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Associate in Film

1

Milwaukee Area Technical College
Milwaukee, WI

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in film, video & photographic arts needs to take a look at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in film, video & photographic arts from Milwaukee Area Technical College

2

Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, OH

7 Annual Graduates

Cuyahoga Community College District is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Community College District is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in film, video & photographic arts from Cuyahoga Community College District

2

Compass College of Cinematic Arts
Grand Rapids, MI

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in film, video & photographic arts has to look into Compass College of Cinematic Arts. Compass College of Cinematic Arts is a fairly small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids.More information about a associate in film, video & photographic arts from Compass College of Cinematic Arts

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video & photographic arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	196	12
Michigan	192	68
Wisconsin	114	25

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts Related Rankings by Major

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Film Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	67
Photography	25
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	13

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	1,105
Fine & Studio Arts	227
Music	96
Drama & Theater Arts	18
General Visual & Performing Arts	17
Arts & Media Management	17
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry	8
Dance	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.