2025 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Connecticut

Film/Cinema/Media Studies is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #142 most popular major 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 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 98 degrees in film/cinema/media studies to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools List

Film/Cinema/Media Studies Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Connecticut list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in Connecticut

The schools below may not offer all types of film studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Connecticut Schools in Film Studies

1

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36.4% Growth in Graduates

Connecticut College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Conn College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of New London.More information about a degree in film/cinema/media studies from Connecticut College

2

University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in film/cinema/media studies has to look into University of Hartford. Located in the midsize city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree 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	854	137
Rhode Island	436	12
New Hampshire	395	16
Vermont	352	54

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Rankings in Majors Related to Film Studies

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	51
Photography	31
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	5

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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.