2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in Illinois

Film & Video Production is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #83 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.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of film and video production. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 460 bachelor's degrees in film and video production during the 2019-2020 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Other Rankings

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Film & Video Production School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in cinematography matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in Illinois ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of film and video production students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for film and video production.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Film & Video Production in Illinois

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for film and video production students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Cinematography Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

266 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Columbia College Chicago is a popular option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in film and video production. Located in the large city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in film and video production in Illinois.

There were about 266 film and video production individuals who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in film and video production from Columbia College Chicago

2

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

156 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in film and video production has to check out DePaul University. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in film and video production in Illinois.

There were about 156 film and video production students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in film and video production from DePaul University

3

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

38 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in film and video production has to take a look at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in film and video production in Illinois.

There were about 38 film and video production students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in film and video production from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Film & Video Production Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Film & Video Production Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	615	72
Ohio	598	60
Indiana	532	33
Wisconsin	421	7

View All Rankings >

Film & Video Production Related Rankings by Major

Film & Video Production is one of 4 different types of Film, Video & Photographic Arts programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Cinematography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Photography	67
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	15
Documentary Production	2

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.