by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 94 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for film & video production students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5,517 bachelor's degrees in film & video production during the <nil> academic year.
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Your choice of film & video production for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for film & video production students working on their bachelor's degree.
The cinematography school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Film & Video Production Bachelor's Degree Schools.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in film & video production. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in film & video production needs to check out New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from New York University
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in film & video production has to take a look at University of Southern California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from University of Southern California
Chapman University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in film & video production. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Chapman University
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in film & video production has to take a look at Washington University in St Louis. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Washington University in St Louis
Located in the suburb of Ithaca, Ithaca is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Ithaca College
Located in the midsize city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Savannah College of Art and Design
Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Temple University
Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Columbia College Chicago
Emerson is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Emerson College
Located in the suburb of Rochester, RIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Rochester Institute of Technology
Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Syracuse University
UCR is a very large public university located in the city of Riverside.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from University of California - Riverside
FIT SUNY is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Fashion Institute of Technology
DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from DePaul University
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Loyola Marymount University
SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Southern Methodist University
Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Drexel University
Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public college located in the large city of Boston.More information about a bachelor’s in film & video production from Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Here are some additional great schools for Film & Video Production students that almost earned our Best Film & Video Production Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA |
| 20 | Purchase College | Purchase, NY |
| 21 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL |
| 22 | Pratt Institute - Main | Brooklyn, NY |
| 23 | Belmont University | Nashville, TN |
| 24 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | Winston Salem, NC |
| 25 | Baylor University | Waco, TX |
| 26 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 27 | Art Center College of Design | Pasadena, CA |
| 28 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington | Wilmington, NC |
| 29 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, FL |
| 30 | Biola University | La Mirada, CA |
| 31 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | New Brunswick, NJ |
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One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Film & Video Production has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 4,687 |
| Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts | 1,267 |
| Photography | 1,159 |
| Documentary Production | 34 |