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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

62 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,988 Film Degrees Awarded
$25,505 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 reviewed 62 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of film, video & photographic arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,988 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 the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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.

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
Doctor's Degrees in Film

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list to help you make the college 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Film

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
426 Film Degrees Awarded
$29,436 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 426 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from New York University receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,931 above the average earnings of film, video & photographic arts majors.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Film Degrees Awarded
$34,730 Median Starting Salary

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good decision for students interested in a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 75 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts program at Columbia University in the City of New York make $9,225 above the typical college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA
10.7% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Pennsylvania if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were about 28 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In PA

Every student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts needs to look into Carnegie Mellon University. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

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

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

American University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 69 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from American University earn $10,364 more than the standard film graduate.

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Lafayette College
Easton, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$38,673 Median Starting Salary

Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #96 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Lafayette is a great college overall.

There were about 13 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts program at Lafayette College get $13,168 more than the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
190 Film Degrees Awarded
3.2% Growth in Graduates

Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 190 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Temple 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 earnings of $23,947.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Film Degrees Awarded
$27,741 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 60 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Syracuse University earn $2,236 more than the typical film grad.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$20,389 Median Starting Salary
$24,250 Median Student Debt

Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were about 26 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program report average early career income of $20,389.

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

MICA is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Baltimore.

There were roughly 37 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at MICA in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts program at Maryland Institute College of Art earn $5,160 more than the typical graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
10 The New School New York, NY
11 School of Visual Arts New York, NY
12 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY
13 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA
14 Ithaca College Ithaca, NY
15 Pratt Institute - Main Brooklyn, NY

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video & photographic arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 577
New York 333 1,999
Maryland 279 96
New Jersey 273 179
District of Columbia 188 77
Delaware 175 18

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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 & Video Production 1,527
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 746
Photography 543
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 151
Documentary Production 21

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Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 7,125
Fine & Studio Arts 6,226
Music 4,487
Drama & Theater Arts 4,079
General Visual & Performing Arts 1,108
Arts & Media Management 1,034
Dance 798
Other Visual Art 371
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 16

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