2025 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Massachusetts
4Colleges in Massachusetts
162Film Studies Degrees Awarded
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.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 162 degrees in film/cinema/media studies to qualified students.
The film studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Film/Cinema/Media Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Film/Cinema/Media Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Massachusetts list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Film/Cinema/Media Studies in Massachusetts
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.
Every student who is interested in film/cinema/media studies has to take a look at Tufts University. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were about 30 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
Smith College is a great decision for students interested in a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Northampton. A Best Colleges rank of #397 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Smith is a great college overall.
There were roughly 14 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.
Wheaton College Massachusetts is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Norton. This college ranks 47th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 30 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Massachusetts in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in film/cinema/media studies has to look into Clark University. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 8 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Clark in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
The film studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Film/Cinema/Media Studies rankings. For our Best Overall Film/Cinema/Media Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
