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2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Florida

10 Colleges in Florida
1,779 Film Degrees Awarded
$25,982 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 looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Florida ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,779 degrees in film, video & photographic arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Florida 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

Associate Degrees in Film
Bachelor's Degrees in Film
Master's Degrees in Film

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 Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Florida

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 Florida Schools in Film

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
51 Film Degrees Awarded
$32,308 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts needs to take a look at Florida State University. Florida State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Tallahassee. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 51 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts program at Florida State University make $6,327 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
$21,002 Median Starting Salary

Palm Beach State College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Lake Worth. This college ranks 12th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were roughly 9 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Palm Beach State College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program make an average of $21,002 in the first couple years of their career.

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Associates Degree Type
AA in Digital Photography Program Name

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Valencia College
Orlando, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
62 Film Degrees Awarded
$16,635 Median Starting Salary

Valencia College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Valencia College is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Orlando. A Best Colleges rank of #130 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Valencia College is a great college overall.

There were about 62 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Valencia College in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program make an average of $16,635 in their early career salary.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
195 Film Degrees Awarded
26.2% Growth in Graduates

University of Central Florida is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #217 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCF is a great university overall.

There were about 195 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the film program earn around $23,676 for their early career.

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
69 Film Degrees Awarded
18.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U Miami is a great university overall.

There were approximately 69 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at U Miami in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from University of Miami make $9,503 more than the average film grad.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
148 Film Degrees Awarded
$21,439 Median Starting Salary

MDC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Miami. This college ranks 18th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 148 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at MDC in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program make around $21,439 for their early career.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$26,641 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Tampa, UT is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 25 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UT in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program report average early career earnings of $26,641.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Digital Photography Program Name

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Film Degrees Awarded
73.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Sarasota, Ringling College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were roughly 49 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Ringling College in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, film degree recipients typically earn an average of $18,551 in their early careers.

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Daytona State College
Daytona Beach, FL
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In FL

Daytona State College is a large public college located in the small city of Daytona Beach. This college ranks 35th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 19 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Daytona State College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
848 Film Degrees Awarded
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Full Sail University is a fairly large private for-profit university located in the suburb of Winter Park. This university ranks 68th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 848 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Full Sail University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the film program make about $23,751 for their early career.

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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
North Carolina 279 223
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 793
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 582
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 306
Photography 98

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Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 1,519
Fine & Studio Arts 1,316
Music 1,246
General Visual & Performing Arts 1,156
Arts & Media Management 704
Drama & Theater Arts 681
Dance 110
Other Visual Art 26

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