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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington

5 Colleges in Washington
139 Film Degrees Awarded
$25,206 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in film, video & photographic arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #62 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for film, video & photographic arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 139 degrees in film, video & photographic arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington Your choice of film, video & photographic arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Film, Video & Photographic Arts School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Film
Master's Degrees in Film

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Washington

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the film degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Washington Schools in Film

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
38 Film Degrees Awarded

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were about 38 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$31,929 Median Starting Salary
$25,000 Median Student Debt

Seattle University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #155 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Seattle U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 10 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Seattle University receive an earnings boost of around $6,723 above the typical income of film, video & photographic arts majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$26,633 Median Starting Salary
$21,000 Median Student Debt

Central Washington University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were approximately 24 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the film program make an average of $26,633 for their early career.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In WA

Cornish College of the Arts is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Cornish College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Seattle.

There were approximately 5 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Cornish College of the Arts in the most recent data year.

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Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 19 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the film program make about $17,056 for their early career.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 330 3,907
Oregon 266 161
Nevada 192 77

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

Film Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 77
Film & Video Production 55
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 4
Photography 3

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Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 651
Fine & Studio Arts 402
Music 384
Drama & Theater Arts 230
Dance 53
Arts & Media Management 29
General Visual & Performing Arts 14
Other Visual Art 12

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