by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 143 film / cinema / media studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree 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 Southwest Region”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 56 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Arizona
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Oklahoma
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Hardin - Baylor. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region. Belton, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Mary Hardin - Baylor Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Tulsa landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 5 ’s film studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Read more about Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of Tulsa
Houston Baptist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Houston Baptist University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Report
Santa Fe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. SFCC is located in Santa Fe, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s film studies degrees to qualified students.
Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Film Studies Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s film studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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 Southern Methodist University
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