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2025 Best Film & Video Production Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges in Pennsylvania
335 Cinematography Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in film & video production, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #117 most popular program 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 Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of film & video production. Combined, these schools handed out 335 degrees in film & video production to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Film & Video Production School

Best Film & Video Production Schools in Pennsylvania Your choice of film & video production school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Film & Video Production School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Film & Video Production Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Cinematography
Master's Degrees in Cinematography
Doctor's Degrees in Cinematography

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 Schools in Pennsylvania. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Film & Video Production in Pennsylvania

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the cinematography degree levels they offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Cinematography

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Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
166 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

It's hard to beat Temple University if you wish to pursue a degree in film & video production. Temple is a very large public university located in the large city of Philadelphia. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Temple is a great university overall.

There were about 166 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Temple in the most recent year we have data available.

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In PA
34 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Drexel University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in film & video production. Drexel is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia. This university ranks 10th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 34 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Drexel in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in film & video production from Drexel University

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Point Park University
Pittsburgh, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
39 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in film & video production needs to check out Point Park University. Point Park is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 65th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 39 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Point Park in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in film & video production from Point Park University

Best Film & Video Production Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Film & Video Production Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 1,023
Maryland 618 32
New Jersey 614 154
District of Columbia 441 15
Delaware 345 8

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 127
Photography 79
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 47
Documentary Production 2

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