2025 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in film/cinema/media studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #93 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for film/cinema/media studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 96 bachelor's degrees in film/cinema/media studies to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to film/cinema/media studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of film/cinema/media studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized film/cinema/media studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for film/cinema/media studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools

The film studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Connecticut.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Film/Cinema/Media Studies in Connecticut

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in film/cinema/media studies.

Top Connecticut Schools for a Bachelor's in Film Studies

1

Connecticut College
New London, CT

11 Annual Graduates

Connecticut College is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in film/cinema/media studies. Located in the small city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in film/cinema/media studies from Connecticut College

2

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

13 Annual Graduates

University of Hartford is a great decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in film/cinema/media studies. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of West Hartford.More information about a bachelor’s in film/cinema/media studies from University of Hartford

Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	133
Rhode Island	307	12
Vermont	289	54
New Hampshire	276	16

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Film/Cinema/Media Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Film/Cinema/Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Film Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	47
Photography	13
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	10

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.