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With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Film/Cinema/Media Studies is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 5,479 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 230 film/cinema/media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 218 film/cinema/media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,724 and $22,887 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in film/cinema/media studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their film/cinema/media studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree film studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephens College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region. Stephens College is a small school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 6 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Coe College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
Full Coe Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Moorhead. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region. MSU Moorhead is a small school located in Moorhead, Minnesota that handed out 14 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, 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%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at KU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carleton College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Carleton College
University of Iowa landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 52 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Iowa Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Winona State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Winona State is located in Winona, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Winona State
Saint Cloud State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s film studies degrees 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%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at St. Cloud State University
St Olaf College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 3 bachelors’s film studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full St. Olaf Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Mankato, Minnesota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Minnesota State University - Mankato
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. WUSTL is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, 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 96%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Washington University in St Louis
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film studies degrees to 9 students 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%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at UNL
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Mizzou
Webster University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Webster is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees 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%.
Full Webster University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of St Thomas Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of St Thomas Minnesota
Southwestern College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region list. Southwestern College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winfield, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Southwestern College
Augsburg University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Studies Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Augsburg is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Augsburg Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
