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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

12 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
653 Film Degrees Awarded
$25,882 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 12 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 653 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 Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of film, video & photographic arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

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Associate Degrees in Film
Bachelor's Degrees in Film
Master'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 Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains 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.

10 Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Film

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Film Degrees Awarded
$32,016 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts needs to look into Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 53 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts degree program at Brigham Young University - Provo make $6,134 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
126 Film Degrees Awarded
$29,147 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts has to look into University of Utah. U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #151 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 126 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from University of Utah make $3,265 more than the average film grad.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
101 Film Degrees Awarded
27.7% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were roughly 101 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program report average early career income of $24,668.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CO

University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #126 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DU is a great university overall.

There were about 13 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
60 Film Degrees Awarded
$24,319 Median Starting Salary

MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Bozeman. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.

There were approximately 60 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program report average early career earnings of $24,319.

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6
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Film Degrees Awarded
$22,798 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 11th out of 33 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 53 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at CCA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program report average early career earnings of $22,798.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In UT
57 Film Degrees Awarded

Located in the city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #279 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UVU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 57 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ID
16.7% Growth in Graduates

U of I is a large public university located in the town of Moscow. This university ranks 1st out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were about 6 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
44 Film Degrees Awarded
$22,343 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Missoula, UM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.

There were about 44 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UM in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program earn around $22,343 for their early career.

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Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 184
Utah 266 231
Idaho 219 20
Montana 188 104
Wyoming 162 10

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Film Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 305
Film & Video Production 235
Photography 113

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Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 1,218
Design & Applied Arts 1,124
Music 1,114
Drama & Theater Arts 607
Dance 209
General Visual & Performing Arts 127
Arts & Media Management 49
Other Visual Art 28

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