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2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota

6 Colleges in Minnesota
160 Film Degrees Awarded
$25,982 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in film, video & photographic arts, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #62 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 160 degrees in film, video & photographic arts annually.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota The film program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts rankings. For our Best Overall Film, Video & Photographic Arts 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.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Film
Bachelor's Degrees in Film

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Minnesota 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 & Photographic Arts in Minnesota

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 film degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Minnesota Schools in Film

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Film Degrees Awarded
$29,958 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts has to check out University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities make $3,976 more than the standard film graduate.

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2
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St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MN

St Olaf College is a great option for students interested in a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #301 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.

There were approximately 3 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN

Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a good option for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This college ranks 25th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 15 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Minneapolis Community and Technical College in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MN
41.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Minnesota State University - Moorhead if you wish to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, MSU Moorhead is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 30th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 24 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at MSU Moorhead in the most recent data year.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MN

Minnesota State Mankato is a large public university located in the city of Mankato. A Best Colleges rank of #412 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Minnesota State Mankato is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$26,332 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 33rd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 10 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at St. Cloud State University in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the film program make an average of $26,332 in the first couple years of their career.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Missouri 283 157
Kansas 266 71
Iowa 264 79
Nebraska 238 37
North Dakota 210 4
South Dakota 204 7

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One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Film, Video & Photographic Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Film Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 59
Film & Video Production 55
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 32
Photography 14

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Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 697
Fine & Studio Arts 468
Music 269
Drama & Theater Arts 216
General Visual & Performing Arts 87
Arts & Media Management 28
Dance 24

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