2024 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region
25
Colleges in the Southwest Region
1,036
Film Degrees Awarded
$23,676
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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 25 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,036 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
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Featured Film, Video & Photographic Arts Programs
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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region Schools in Film
Every student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts needs to check out Southern Methodist University. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Any student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts needs to take a look at Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were approximately 154 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Arizona State University - Tempe get an earnings boost of approximately $3,667 over the average income of film, video & photographic arts majors.
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University of Arizona is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from University of Arizona earn $3,935 more than the average film graduate.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
52
Film Degrees Awarded
Baylor University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were about 52 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In OK
Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were about 5 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Tulsa in the most recent year we have data available.
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Associate Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In AZ
72
Film Degrees Awarded
Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Scottsdale. This college ranks 20th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 72 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Scottsdale Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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UH is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent year we have data available.
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University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.
There were approximately 21 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.
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ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale. A Best Colleges rank of #314 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ASU - Skysong is a great university overall.
There were about 73 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Arizona State University - Skysong get an earnings boost of around $3,667 above the average income of film, video & photographic arts majors.
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Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the large city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #272 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 62 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Grand Canyon University receive $2,762 more than the typical film graduate.
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