2025 Best Film & Video Production Schools in Texas

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 reviewed 2 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of film & video production. Combined, these schools handed out 189 degrees in film & video production to qualified students.

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 Texas 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 Texas

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 Texas Schools in Cinematography

1

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is difficult to beat Southern Methodist University if you want to pursue a degree in film & video production. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas.More information about a degree in film & video production from Southern Methodist University

2

Baylor University
Waco, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

40 Cinematography Degrees Awarded

Baylor University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in film & video production. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in film & video production from Baylor University

Best Film & Video Production Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	670	128
Oklahoma	565	37
New Mexico	416	67

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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.

Majors Similar to Cinematography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Photography	56
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	19

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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.