2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Tennessee
8
Colleges in Tennessee
290
Film Degrees Awarded
$19,243
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 8 schools in Tennessee 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 290 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. 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.
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
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 Tennessee ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Tennessee
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 Tennessee Schools in Film
Every student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts has to check out Vanderbilt University. 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 has to check out Belmont University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Belmont is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #206 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Belmont is a great university overall.
There were roughly 48 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Belmont in the most recent data year. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Belmont University receive $2,677 more than the typical film graduate.
More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from Belmont University
Any student pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts needs to look into Lipscomb University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Lipscomb is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #577 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Lipscomb is a great university overall.
There were about 25 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Lipscomb in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from Lipscomb University
It's difficult to beat Lee University if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Lee University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cleveland. This university ranks 15th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from Lee University
Located in the distant town of Henderson, FHU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 25th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 10 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at FHU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from Freed-Hardeman University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
91
Film Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 91 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from Middle Tennessee State University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In TN
UT Knoxville is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were about 1 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Located in the city of Nashville, SAE Institute - Nashville is a private for-profit school with a small student population.More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from SAE Institute - Nashville
Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In TN
TNU is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. This university ranks 18th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 1 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at TNU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from Trevecca Nazarene University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
8th
Most Popular In TN
Located in the large city of Nashville, Nossi College of Art is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
There were approximately 3 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Nossi College of Art in the most recent year we have data available.
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