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
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
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.
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Featured Film, Video & Photographic Arts Programs
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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
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 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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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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