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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in District of Columbia

3 Colleges in District of Columbia
89 Film Degrees Awarded
$35,870 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for film, video & photographic arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 89 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 District of Columbia Your choice of film, video & photographic arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

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 District of Columbia 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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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in District of Columbia

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.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Film

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American University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
69 Film Degrees Awarded
$35,870 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts needs to check out American University. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 69 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program earn around $35,870 in their early career salary.

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Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In DC

George Washington University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were about 12 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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Howard University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC

Howard University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the large city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 8 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Howard in the most recent data year.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 577
New York 333 1,999
Maryland 279 96
New Jersey 273 179
Delaware 175 18

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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 61
Film & Video Production 15
Documentary Production 12
Photography 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 146
Music 117
Drama & Theater Arts 85
Design & Applied Arts 84
Arts & Media Management 57
General Visual & Performing Arts 16
Dance 14

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