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Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,023 film/cinema/media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,621 film/cinema/media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 35 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree film studies students.
Out of the 35 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Hollywood landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia College Hollywood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tarzana, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Columbia College Hollywood Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Occidental College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oxy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 22 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whitman College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. This small school is located in Walla Walla, Washington, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. San Francisco State University is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 226 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 164 students in 2021-2022.
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 0.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 197 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at California State University - Long Beach
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 98 bachelors’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 175 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Irvine Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 71 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Oregon landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school handed out 76 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Oregon
University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. UC Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 69 bachelors’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Portland State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 68 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Full Portland State University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
California State University - Dominguez Hills did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Carson, California, this fairly large public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at California State University - Dominguez Hills
California Baptist University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Cal Baptist
Eastern Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Eastern Washington University is a fairly large school located in Cheney, Washington that handed out 12 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.
Full University of California - Berkeley Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Seattle University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Seattle U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Seattle University
University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 83 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, 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 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Southern California
Chapman University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chapman is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Orange, California. It awarded 10 bachelors’s film studies degrees 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 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%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Chapman University
Willamette University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Willamette University is located in Salem, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Willamette University
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 67 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Malibu, California, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Pepperdine University
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, 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%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of California - Los Angeles
Loyola Marymount University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Loyola Marymount University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 15 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, 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 90%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Loyola Marymount
Stanford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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