by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Film & Video Production is the 117th most popular major in the country with 8,361 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 742 film & video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 551 film & video production graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a degree in film & video production. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their film & video production program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree cinematography students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Compass College of Cinematic Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia College Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 111 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Huntington University is located in Huntington, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 176 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Taylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Taylor University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Upland, Indiana. It awarded 29 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Anderson University Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #8, Cleveland State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 60 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Wisconsin Lutheran College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Cornerstone University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large school located in Carbondale, Illinois that handed out 26 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Marquette University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Marquette is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Xavier University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Xavier University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 13 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Northern Michigan University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marquette, Michigan. It awarded 7 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Oakland University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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University of Saint Francis - Fort Wayne came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Calvin University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio University - Athens Campus is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Goshen College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Goshen is located in Goshen, Indiana and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s cinematography degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #20, Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Lancaster Campus is a small school located in Lancaster, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Zanesville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Kuyper College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Kuyper College is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 0 bachelors’s cinematography degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #20, Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chillicothe, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Saint Clairsville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s cinematography degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Southern Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Cinematography Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Ironton, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cinematography students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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