2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Documentary Production

Documentary Productionmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #722 out of the 1095 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Documentary Production ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 32 master's degrees in documentary production to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Documentary Production School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in documentary production matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Documentary Production ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for documentary production, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for documentary production.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Documentary Production in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in documentary production.

Most Well Attended Schools for Documentary Production Students Working on Their Master's

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IL

#1 Best Quality In IL

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in documentary production. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in documentary production in Illinois.

There were roughly 10 documentary production students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in documentary production from Northwestern University

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University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Santa Cruz is a popular decision for students interested in a master's degree in documentary production. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in documentary production in California.

There were approximately 9 documentary production students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in documentary production from University of California - Santa Cruz

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Chapman University
Orange, CA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Chapman University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in documentary production. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Orange. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in documentary production in California.

There were roughly 8 documentary production students who graduated with this degree at Chapman in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in documentary production from Chapman University

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New York Film Academy
Burbank, CA

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in documentary production needs to look into New York Film Academy. New York Film Academy is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Burbank. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in documentary production in California.

There were about 4 documentary production students who graduated with this degree at New York Film Academy in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in documentary production from New York Film Academy

5

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In IL

#2 Best Quality In IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in documentary production in Illinois.

There were approximately 1 documentary production students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in documentary production from DePaul University

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC

#1 Most Popular In NC

Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem. More information about a master’s in documentary production from Wake Forest University

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

#1 Most Popular In NY

Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. More information about a master’s in documentary production from Syracuse University

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Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA

#4 Most Popular In CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, MSMU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in documentary production from Mount Saint Mary’s University

Documentary Production by Region

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Documentary Production Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Documentary Production has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	967
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	555
Photography	242
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	41

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.