2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan
11
Colleges in Michigan
523
Film Degrees Awarded
$23,884
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 11 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for film, video & photographic arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 523 degrees in film, video & photographic arts to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School
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.
Pick Your Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degree Level
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 Michigan ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Featured Film, Video & Photographic Arts Programs
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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Michigan
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.
10 Top Michigan Schools in Film
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 87 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts program at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor earn $5,940 above the average college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Michigan State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 15 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Grand Valley State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. GVSU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Allendale. This university ranks 9th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 64 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program earn around $23,424 for their early career.
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Oakland University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Oakland is a large public university located in the suburb of Rochester Hills. This university ranks 11th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 23 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Oakland in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, film degree recipients usually earn around $21,061 in their early careers.
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Wayne State is a very large public university located in the city of Detroit. A Best Colleges rank of #381 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wayne State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program report average early career earnings of $25,007.
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Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #335 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were about 35 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, film degree recipients generally earn around $24,760 in the first five years of their career.
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Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 23 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Eastern Michigan in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts major at Eastern Michigan University get $2,007 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Located in the large city of Detroit, CCS is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
There were approximately 9 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at CCS in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, film degree recipients usually make about $23,065 at the beginning of their careers.
More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from College for Creative Studies
Ferris is a large public university located in the distant town of Big Rapids. This university ranks 16th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were roughly 7 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Ferris in the most recent data year.
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Located in the remote town of Marquette, Northern Michigan University is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 34th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 9 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Northern Michigan University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program report average early career wages of $22,932.
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