2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region
29
Colleges in the New England Region
1,367
Film Degrees Awarded
$28,078
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 29 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for film, video & photographic arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,367 degrees in film, video & photographic arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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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. 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.
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
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 the New England Region.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the New England Region
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.
10 Top New England Region Schools in Film
Every student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts needs to check out Yale University. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 30 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
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Dartmouth College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were about 14 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Dartmouth College make $9,570 more than the average film graduate.
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Brandeis University is a good option for students interested in a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brandeis is a great university overall.
There were about 19 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts degree program at Brandeis University get $16,275 more than the average graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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It is difficult to beat Emerson College if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #179 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Emerson is a great college overall.
There were roughly 356 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program report average early career earnings of $28,409.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In MA
Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
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Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public college located in the city of Boston.
There were approximately 93 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the film program make around $26,370 in the first couple years of their career.
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Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston College is a great college overall.
There were about 13 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
13th
Most Popular In MA
Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wellesley. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wellesley is a great college overall.
There were approximately 7 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In VT
Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Middlebury. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were approximately 14 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent data year.
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