2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #84 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 37 master's degrees in film, video & photographic arts to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to film, video & photographic arts students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of film, video & photographic arts students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for film, video & photographic arts to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized film, video & photographic arts related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for film, video & photographic arts students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools

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 Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Maryland

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts.

Top Maryland Schools for a Master's in Film

1

Maryland Institute College of Art
Baltimore, MD

20 Annual Graduates

Maryland Institute College of Art is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from Maryland Institute College of Art

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

17 Annual Graduates

Johns Hopkins University is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in film, video & photographic arts. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore.More information about a master’s in film, video & photographic arts from Johns Hopkins University

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	287
Pennsylvania	248	11
New Jersey	188	7
District of Columbia	154	32

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Rankings in Majors Related to Film

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

Film Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	17
Film & Video Production	12
Photography	8

Majors Similar to Film

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts	200
Music	133
Fine & Studio Arts	54
Drama & Theater Arts	9
Arts & Media Management	4
Other Visual Art	4
Dance	2

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.