2025 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Wisconsin

Ranked #142 in popularity, film/cinema/media studies is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 106 degrees in film/cinema/media studies to qualified students.

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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 Schools in Wisconsin ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in Wisconsin

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the film studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Wisconsin Schools in Film Studies

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

83 Film Studies Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in film/cinema/media studies needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in film/cinema/media studies from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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Lawrence University
Appleton, WI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Lawrence University is a great option for students interested in a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Lawrence U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Appleton.More information about a degree in film/cinema/media studies from Lawrence University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	939	144
Michigan	915	226
Illinois	870	34
Indiana	737	38

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Film/Cinema/Media Studies Related Rankings by Major

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	116
Photography	3

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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.