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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Ohio

16 Colleges in Ohio
371 Film Degrees Awarded
$22,081 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in film, video & photographic arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #62 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 16 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 371 degrees in film, video & photographic arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Ohio The film program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts rankings. We derive our Best Overall Film, Video & Photographic Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Film
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 Ohio ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Ohio

The schools below may not offer all types of film degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Ohio Schools in Film

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Film Degrees Awarded
34.1% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were about 41 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts program at Ohio State University - Main Campus earn $3,212 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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2
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In OH
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts needs to take a look at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #166 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC is a great university overall.

There were about 14 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In OH
19.0% Growth in Graduates

Ohio University - Athens Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means OHIO Athens is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at OHIO Athens in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In OH

It is hard to beat Miami University - Oxford if you wish to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Oberlin crest
Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In OH

Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Oberlin. A Best Colleges rank of #226 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Oberlin is a great college overall.

There were roughly 16 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Oberlin in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
16th Most Popular In OH

Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #184 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UDayton is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year.

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Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In OH

Located in the town of Gambier, Kenyon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #209 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Kenyon is a great college overall.

There were roughly 6 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Kenyon in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
45 Film Degrees Awarded
17.8% Growth in Graduates

Cleveland State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cleveland. This university ranks 34th out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 45 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Cleveland State University in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, film degree recipients usually earn an average of $23,597 in their early careers.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Film Degrees Awarded
5.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were about 35 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program state that they receive average early career income of $19,967.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10th Most Popular In OH

Located in the large suburb of Berea, Baldwin Wallace College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 9 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Baldwin Wallace College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 414
Illinois 304 535
Indiana 294 78
Wisconsin 273 166

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Film, Video & Photographic Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Film Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 151
Film & Video Production 107
Photography 102
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 11

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 1,941
Music 1,148
Fine & Studio Arts 907
Drama & Theater Arts 558
General Visual & Performing Arts 209
Arts & Media Management 145
Dance 103
Other Visual Art 20
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 19

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