2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools
286
Colleges in the United States
16,778
Film Degrees Awarded
$24,170
Avg Early-Career Salary
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #62 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 286 schools in the United States 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 16,778 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for film, video & photographic arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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
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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the film degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Film
University of Southern California is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 310 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from University of Southern California receive an earnings boost of about $7,866 above the typical earnings of film, video & photographic arts majors.
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It's difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. NYU is a fairly 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. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts major at New York University get $5,266 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.
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It's difficult to beat Emory University if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Emory University receive an earnings boost of about $12,538 over the average income of film, video & photographic arts majors.
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Columbia University in the City of New York is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges 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 degree program at Columbia University in the City of New York make $10,560 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MO
WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were roughly 19 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were about 79 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from University of California - Berkeley make $7,143 more than the standard film student.
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Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 32nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 190 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent data year. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Chapman University get an earnings boost of approximately $5,423 over the typical earnings of film, video & photographic arts graduates.
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UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 127 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from University of California - Los Angeles earn a boost of about $3,160 over the average earnings of film, video & photographic arts majors.
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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 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 30 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
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Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 14 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 87 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor receive an earnings boost of around $5,654 over the average income of film, video & photographic arts majors.
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UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. This university ranks 10th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 184 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from University of California - Santa Barbara get an earnings boost of about $2,887 above the average earnings of film, video & photographic arts majors.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
38
Film Degrees Awarded
UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. This university ranks 1st out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 38 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
22nd
Most Popular In PA
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 approximately 4 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent data year.
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Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 167 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from University of California - Irvine earn $3,975 more than the typical film graduate.
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UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 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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Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 schools 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. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Dartmouth College receive an earnings boost of around $13,477 above the average earnings of film, video & photographic arts graduates.
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Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 179 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the film program make an average of $24,155 in their early career salary.
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Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 20th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 104 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts program at Loyola Marymount University make $5,637 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. This university ranks 4th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 27 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
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Located in the midsize city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 53 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Brigham Young University - Provo make $7,846 more than the standard film graduate.
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Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a 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 year we have data available. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts program at American University make $11,699 above the average college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 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 $14,503 more than the typical film student.
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Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham. This university ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
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 major at Brandeis University get $20,182 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
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Temple is a very large public university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 11th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 190 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the film program make around $23,947 for their early career.
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