2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region
43
Colleges in the Southeast Region
3,640
Film Degrees Awarded
$21,607
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.
College Factual looked at 43 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,640 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 Southeast Region.
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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools in Film
It's hard to beat Emory University if you wish to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Emory is a 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 about 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 earn a boost of approximately $15,101 above the average earnings of film, video & photographic arts graduates.
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Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts needs to check out Savannah College of Art and Design. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
There were approximately 390 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Savannah College of Art and Design receive an earnings boost of around $4,227 over the typical income of film, video & photographic arts majors.
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It is hard to beat University of South Carolina - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 111 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the film program make about $23,440 for their early career.
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Florida State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 52 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Florida State University earn a boost of approximately $13,812 over the typical income of film, video & photographic arts majors.
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U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Coral Gables. A Best Colleges rank of #91 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.
There were roughly 56 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program state that they receive average early career income of $14,459.
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Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.
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UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 23 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.
There were roughly 88 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UNCSA in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from University of North Carolina School of the Arts earn a boost of around $3,698 over the typical earnings of film, video & photographic arts graduates.
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Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #193 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 144 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, film degree recipients typically make around $20,746 in their early careers.
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