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2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

4 Colleges in Texas
144 Bachelor's Degrees
$26,627 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in film, video & photographic arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #42 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 144 bachelor's degrees in film, video & photographic arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas Your choice of film, video & photographic arts for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality film program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for film, video & photographic arts students working on their bachelor's degree.

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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, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Texas

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in film, video & photographic arts.

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's in Film

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38 Annual Graduates

Southern Methodist University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in film, video & photographic arts from Southern Methodist University

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40 Annual Graduates

Baylor University is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in film, video & photographic arts. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco.More information about a bachelor’s in film, video & photographic arts from Baylor University

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

It's difficult to beat Texas State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public university with a very large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the film, video & photographic arts program at Texas State University get $6,983 more than the standard college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a bachelor’s in film, video & photographic arts from Texas State University

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13 Annual Graduates

University of Houston is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in film, video & photographic arts from University of Houston

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 200 365
Oklahoma 190 42
New Mexico 133 95

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Film Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Film & Video Production 84
Photography 45
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 15

Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 1,410
Music 1,209
Drama & Theater Arts 772
Design & Applied Arts 736
General Visual & Performing Arts 522
Dance 199
Arts & Media Management 48

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