2025 Best Film & Video Production Schools in Minnesota

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for film & video production students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 55 degrees in film & video production annually.

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Film & Video Production Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Film & Video Production Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Minnesota

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 Minnesota Schools in Cinematography

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Minneapolis Community and Technical College
Minneapolis, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in film & video production. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a moderately-sized public college located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a degree in film & video production from Minneapolis Community and Technical College

2

Minnesota State University - Moorhead
Moorhead, MN

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in film & video production has to look into Minnesota State University - Moorhead. MSU Moorhead is a small public university located in the midsize suburb of Moorhead.More information about a degree in film & video production from Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Best Film & Video Production Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	693	91
Iowa	648	6

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Film & Video Production Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Film, Video & Photographic Arts area of study, Film & Video Production has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Cinematography

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	59
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	32
Photography	14

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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.