2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 80 associate degrees in film, video & photographic arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 schools for film, video & photographic arts students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for an Associate in Film

1

Community College of Aurora
Aurora, CO

37 Annual Graduates

$20,533 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in film, video & photographic arts needs to look into Community College of Aurora. CCA is a medium-sized public college located in the large city of Aurora.

Associate students who receive their degree from the film program make an average of $20,533 for their early career.

More information about a associate in film, video & photographic arts from Community College of Aurora

2

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

18 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Utah Valley University if you want to pursue an associate degree in film, video & photographic arts. UVU is a very large public university located in the city of Orem.More information about a associate in film, video & photographic arts from Utah Valley University

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	147	13
Idaho	143	1
Wyoming	128	10
Colorado	102	70

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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	62
Photography	18

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	377
Fine & Studio Arts	85
Drama & Theater Arts	56
Music	52
Dance	22
General Visual & Performing Arts	2

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.