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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Maryland

3 Colleges in Maryland
103 Film Degrees Awarded
$26,327 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 103 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 Maryland 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

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

The film school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Maryland. 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 Maryland

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 Maryland Schools in Film

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Film Degrees Awarded
$30,666 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Maryland Institute College of Art if you wish to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were approximately 37 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts program at Maryland Institute College of Art make $4,339 more than the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$24,541 Median Starting Salary

University of Maryland - College Park is a great decision for students interested in a degree in film, video & photographic arts. UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.

There were roughly 17 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UMCP 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 wages of $24,541.

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Stevenson crest
Stevenson University
Owings Mills, MD
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$19,435 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts has to check out Stevenson University. Stevenson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Owings Mills.

There were roughly 20 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Stevenson in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, film degree recipients usually earn about $19,435 in the first five years of their career.

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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
New Jersey 273 179
District of Columbia 188 77
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 36
Photography 34
Film & Video Production 33

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Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 663
Fine & Studio Arts 623
Music 396
Drama & Theater Arts 180
General Visual & Performing Arts 98
Dance 30
Other Visual Art 20
Arts & Media Management 4

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