2025 Best Film & Video Production Schools in the Southwest Region
8Colleges in the Southwest Region
549Cinematography Degrees Awarded
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 8 schools in the Southwest Region 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 549 degrees in film & video production annually.
The cinematography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Film & Video Production rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for film & video production schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 the Southwest Region.
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Best Schools for Film & Video Production in the Southwest Region
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.
Any student who is interested in film & video production needs to look into Southern Methodist University. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat Baylor University if you wish to pursue a degree in film & video production. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were approximately 40 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.
Central New Mexico Community College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in film & video production. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 2nd out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 99 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent data year.
Scottsdale Community College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in film & video production. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 16th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 50 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Scottsdale Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were about 67 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Oklahoma City, OCCC is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 4th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.
There were approximately 22 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at OCCC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public college with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #612 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pima County Community College District is a great college overall.
There were approximately 15 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent data year.
NMSU Main Campus is a large public university located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces. This university ranks 11th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 30 film & video production students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.
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).
The cinematography program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Film & Video Production rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for film & video production schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
