2025 Best Film & Video Production Schools in North Carolina

Ranked #117 in popularity, film & video production is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of film & video production. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 218 degrees in film & video production annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Film & Video Production Schools List

Pick Your Film & Video Production Degree Level

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 North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Film & Video Production in North Carolina

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the cinematography degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top North Carolina Schools in Cinematography

1

University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Winston Salem, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

89 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

1.1% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of North Carolina School of the Arts if you wish to pursue a degree in film & video production. Located in the city of Winston Salem, UNCSA is a public university with a small student population.More information about a degree in film & video production from University of North Carolina School of the Arts

2

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

84 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

University of North Carolina at Wilmington is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film & video production. UNCW is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Wilmington.More information about a degree in film & video production from University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Best Film & Video Production Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Film & Video Production Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	715	507
Georgia	690	360
Virginia	630	129
Tennessee	624	172
South Carolina	530	10
Kentucky	518	20
Louisiana	489	12
Arkansas	466	60

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Rankings in Majors Related to Cinematography

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

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Documentary Production	13
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	9
Photography	4

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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.