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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Wisconsin

4 Colleges in Wisconsin
217 Film Degrees Awarded
$20,759 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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Wisconsin ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 217 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 Wisconsin 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

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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin Schools in Film

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WI
71.4% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Whitewater if you wish to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. UW - Whitewater is a large public university located in the distant town of Whitewater. A Best Colleges rank of #359 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Whitewater is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent data year.

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Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

Any student pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts has to check out Marquette University. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
89 Film Degrees Awarded
11.2% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts has to look into University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were roughly 89 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UWM in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, film degree recipients generally make around $20,759 at the beginning of their careers.

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4
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In WI

Milwaukee Area Technical College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. MATC is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Milwaukee. This college ranks 28th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 5 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at MATC 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 414
Ohio 314 297
Illinois 304 535
Indiana 294 78

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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 107
Film & Video Production 107
Photography 3

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Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 764
Fine & Studio Arts 712
Music 364
Drama & Theater Arts 262
General Visual & Performing Arts 100
Dance 64
Arts & Media Management 35
Other Visual Art 8

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