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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Pennsylvania

14 Colleges in Pennsylvania
589 Film Degrees Awarded
$24,506 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 14 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of film, video & photographic arts. Combined, these schools handed out 589 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 Pennsylvania 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

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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania

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.

10 Top Pennsylvania Schools in Film

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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

University of Pennsylvania is a good choice for students interested in a degree in film, video & photographic arts. UPenn is a fairly 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 data year.

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

Carnegie Mellon University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.

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

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

Lafayette College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. 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 colleges nationwide means Lafayette is a great college overall.

There were approximately 13 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Lafayette College make $14,167 more than the average film student.

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

Every student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts needs to look into Temple University. Temple is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #147 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were roughly 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 report average early career wages of $23,947.

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

Every student pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts has to take a look at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 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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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Film Degrees Awarded
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #125 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Drexel is a great university overall.

There were about 44 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program earn an average of $22,939 in the first couple years of their career.

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Messiah University
Mechanicsburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In PA

Located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg, Messiah is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 31st out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 7 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent year we have data available.

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Muhlenberg College
Allentown, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In PA

Located in the city of Allentown, Muhlenberg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 7 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Muhlenberg in the most recent data year.

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The University of the Arts
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Film Degrees Awarded
$19,815 Median Starting Salary

UArts is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia.

There were approximately 42 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UArts in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program make around $19,815 in the first couple years of working.

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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Film Degrees Awarded
5.4% Growth in Graduates

Point Park is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 58th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 37 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Point Park in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, film degree recipients generally make about $22,008 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
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 292
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 139
Photography 101
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 57

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Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 1,282
Fine & Studio Arts 1,173
Music 987
Drama & Theater Arts 762
Dance 290
Arts & Media Management 264
General Visual & Performing Arts 204
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 16
Other Visual Art 1

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