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2025 Best Film & Video Production Schools in the New England Region

7 Colleges in the New England Region
626 Cinematography Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #117 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Film & Video Production Schools in the New England Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 626 degrees in film & video production annually.

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Choosing a Great Film & Video Production School

Best Film & Video Production Schools in the New England Region Your choice of film & video production school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Film & Video Production School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

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.

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Associate Degrees in Cinematography
Bachelor's Degrees in Cinematography
Master's Degrees in Cinematography

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Film & Video Production Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Film & Video Production in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of cinematography degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Cinematography

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Emerson College
Boston, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
359 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Emerson College is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in film & video production. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emerson is a great college overall.

There were approximately 359 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA
38 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a great option for students pursuing a degree in film & video production. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public college located in the city of Boston.

There were approximately 38 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
43 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Quinnipiac University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in film & video production. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hamden. A Best Colleges rank of #162 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Quinnipiac is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
65 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in film & video production needs to check out University of Rhode Island. URI is a large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means URI is a great university overall.

There were about 65 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH
25.9% Growth in Graduates

Keene State is a small public college located in the town of Keene. This college ranks 8th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were roughly 27 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
60 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 28th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 60 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Fitchburg State in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In RI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

CCRI is a large public college located in the small city of Warwick. This college ranks 9th out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were approximately 6 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at CCRI in the most recent data year.

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Best Film & Video Production Colleges by State

Explore the best film & video production schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 431
Connecticut 538 55
Rhode Island 436 50
Maine 396 1
New Hampshire 395 20
Vermont 352 8

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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
Photography 353
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 347
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 118

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