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2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in North Carolina

2 Colleges in North Carolina
261 Film Degrees Awarded
$21,329 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 2 schools in North Carolina 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 261 degrees in film, video & photographic arts during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Film
Master'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 North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 North Carolina

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.

Top North Carolina Schools in Film

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
88 Film Degrees Awarded
$25,305 Median Starting Salary

University of North Carolina School of the Arts is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the midsize city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.

There were approximately 88 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent data year. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from University of North Carolina School of the Arts make $3,976 more than the standard film grad.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
95 Film Degrees Awarded
10.5% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of North Carolina at Wilmington if you wish to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. UNCW is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

There were about 95 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the film program earn an average of $20,754 for their early career.

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High Point University
High Point, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
81.8% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat High Point University if you wish to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. High Point is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of High Point.

There were roughly 11 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at High Point in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 811
Florida 282 1,217
Virginia 274 266
Tennessee 269 220
South Carolina 248 132
Kentucky 244 24
Louisiana 242 58
Mississippi 234 3
Arkansas 234 69

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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 243
Documentary Production 10
Photography 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 2,174
Fine & Studio Arts 725
Music 511
Drama & Theater Arts 498
Dance 125
Arts & Media Management 119
General Visual & Performing Arts 73
Other Visual Art 12
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 10

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