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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 5,479 people earned their degree in film/cinema/media studies, making the major the 142nd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,395 film/cinema/media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major” ranking looked at 188 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film/cinema/media studies. That schools that top this list have a program in film/cinema/media studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree film studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Five Towns College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Dix Hills, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 31 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Hollywood. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major. Columbia College Hollywood is a small school located in Tarzana, California that handed out 36 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Occidental College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wheaton College Massachusetts. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major. Wheaton College Massachusetts is located in Norton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 188 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Wesleyan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Middletown, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Wesleyan University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Stephens College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Stephens is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Stephens Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Vassar College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Vassar Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Lycoming College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Whitman College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Whitman College is a small school located in Walla Walla, Washington that handed out 12 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Whitman College Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Lawrence University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking, coming in at #10. Lawrence University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Lawrence University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Dillard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking, coming in at #11. Dillard University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #12, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 226 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full SFSU Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
With a ranking of #13, Georgia State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 217 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Georgia State Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Full Sail University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school handed out 254 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking, coming in at #15. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 164 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, Bard College at Simon’s Rock did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Bard College at Simon’s Rock is a private not-for-profit institution located in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Bard College at Simon’s Rock Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Morehouse College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full Morehouse College Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Oberlin College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. This small school is located in Oberlin, Ohio, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Eckerd College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking, coming in at #19. Eckerd is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Petersburg, Florida. It awarded 7 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Eckerd College Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Calvin University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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With a ranking of #21, Denison University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. This small school is located in Granville, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Lafayette College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Located in Easton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, Hamilton College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. Hamilton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, New York. It awarded 5 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Colgate University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major ranking. Located in Hamilton, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Barnard College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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