2025 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Maryland

If you pursue a degree in film/cinema/media studies, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #142 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for film/cinema/media studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 degrees in film/cinema/media studies annually.

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Pick Your Film/Cinema/Media Studies Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in Maryland

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the film studies degree levels they offer.

Top Maryland Schools in Film Studies

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

10.0% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you wish to pursue a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a degree in film/cinema/media studies from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat University of Maryland - College Park if you wish to pursue a degree in film/cinema/media studies. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a degree in film/cinema/media studies from University of Maryland - College Park

Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	493
Pennsylvania	978	139
New Jersey	614	13
District of Columbia	441	61

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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.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production	27
Photography	25

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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.