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2025 Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Georgia

4 Colleges in Georgia
296 Film Studies Degrees Awarded
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 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 296 degrees in film/cinema/media studies annually.

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Choosing a Great Film/Cinema/Media Studies School

Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Schools in Georgia 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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for film/cinema/media studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Film Studies
Master's Degrees in Film Studies

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 Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Georgia

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 Georgia Schools in Film Studies

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In GA
40 Film Studies Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Emory University if you want to pursue a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film/cinema/media studies. UGA is a very large public university located in the city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were about 18 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
217 Film Studies Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Georgia State University if you want to pursue a degree in film/cinema/media studies. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Atlanta. This university ranks 17th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 217 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In GA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in film/cinema/media studies needs to look into Oglethorpe University. Located in the large suburb of Atlanta, Oglethorpe is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 56th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 5 film/cinema/media studies students who graduated with this degree at Oglethorpe in the most recent data year.

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Best Film/Cinema/Media Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 323
North Carolina 710 0
Virginia 630 83
Tennessee 624 35
South Carolina 530 16
Kentucky 518 4
Mississippi 501 3
Louisiana 489 30
Arkansas 466 1

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One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Film/Cinema/Media Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production 414
Photography 146
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 83
Documentary Production 9

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