by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Film/Cinema/Media Studies is the 142nd most popular major in the country with 5,191 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,906 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 54 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in film / cinema / media studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful film / cinema / media studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film studies degrees to 242 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Santa Barbara is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 184 ’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%.
Full University of California - Santa Barbara Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s film studies degrees to 178 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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 89%.
Full California State University - Long Beach Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Out of the 54 schools in the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #4 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 167 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, 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 94%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of California - Irvine
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 127 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Riverside came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Riverside is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 108 ’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of California - Riverside
University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 94 ’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. 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%. 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 University of Southern California Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
University of California - Davis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 93 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 79 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Las Vegas, Nevada, this large public school awarded 74 diplomas to qualified ’s film studies students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
American Film Institute Conservatory came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. American Film Institute Conservatory is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 82 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at American Film Institute
University of Oregon landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school handed out 74 diplomas to qualified ’s film studies students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Portland State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 56 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Portland State University
With a ranking of #14, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 37 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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 93%.
Santa Monica College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Santa Monica, California, this large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified ’s film studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Santa Monica College
California State University - Dominguez Hills ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSUDH is located in Carson, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 ’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
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%.
With a ranking of #17, Columbia College Hollywood did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Columbia College Hollywood is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tarzana, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Columbia College Hollywood
Occidental College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oxy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Occidental College
With a ranking of #19, California Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. California Baptist University is located in Riverside, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Chapman University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Orange, California, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified ’s film studies students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Eastern Washington University ranked #21 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 19 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Eastern Washington University
National University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. National University is a fairly large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 15 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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Whitman College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Walla Walla, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film studies degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at Whitman College
With a ranking of #24, City College of San Francisco did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 20 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Film/Cinema/Media Studies at City College of San Francisco
Seattle University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film studies degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
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