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

Film & Video Production is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #147 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 47 master's degrees in film and video production during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in cinematography matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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 is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for film and video production.

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

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for film and video production students seeking a a master's degree.

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

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

38 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at DePaul University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in film and video production. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in film and video production in Illinois.

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

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Governors State University
University Park, IL

7 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Governors State University is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in film and video production. GSU is a small public university located in the rural area of University Park.

There were approximately 7 film and video production students who graduated with this degree at GSU in the most recent data year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in film and video production. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Chicago. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in film and video production in Illinois.

There were about 2 film and video production individuals who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL

Columbia College Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in film and video production. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a master’s in film and video production from Columbia College Chicago

Best Film & Video Production Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	466	13

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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.

Majors Similar to Cinematography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	21
Documentary Production	11
Photography	6

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.