11
Colleges in the Plains States Region
240
Bachelor's Degrees
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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 240 bachelor's degrees in film/cinema/media studies to qualified students.
Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology
Your choice of film/cinema/media studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality film studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
Overall Quality Is a Must
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for film/cinema/media studies students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
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