2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in Illinois

A master's degree in film / cinema / media studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #207 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for film / cinema / media studies students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 master's degrees in film / cinema / media studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Film/Cinema/Media Studies School for Your Master's Degree

The film studies master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in Illinois ranking.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality film / cinema / media studies program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for film / cinema / media studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Film/Cinema/Media Studies in Illinois

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in film / cinema / media studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Film Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

19 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Columbia College Chicago is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in film / cinema / media studies. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in film / cinema / media studies in Illinois.

There were about 19 film / cinema / media studies individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in film / cinema / media studies from Columbia College Chicago

2

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in film / cinema / media studies. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in film / cinema / media studies in Illinois.

There were about 2 film / cinema / media studies students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in film / cinema / media studies from Northwestern University

3

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Chicago is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in film / cinema / media studies. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. More information about a master’s in film / cinema / media studies from University of Chicago

Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	470	3
Ohio	466	2

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Rankings in Majors Related to Film Studies

Film/Cinema/Media Studies is one of 4 different types of Film, Video & Photographic Arts programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Film Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	47
Documentary Production	11
Photography	6

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.