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2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in District of Columbia

1 College in District of Columbia
99 Film Degrees Awarded
$25,982 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in film, video & photographic arts is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #62 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

There was only one school in District of Columbia to review for the 2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in District of Columbia ranking.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Film
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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 District of Columbia 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 & Photographic Arts in District of Columbia

The schools below may not offer all types of film degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Film

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American University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
97 Film Degrees Awarded
28.9% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts has to look into American University. The American University is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from American University earn a boost of about $12,848 over the typical income of film, video & photographic arts graduates.

More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from American University

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

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 577
New York 333 1,999
Maryland 279 96
New Jersey 273 179
Delaware 175 18

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Film Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 73
Film & Video Production 24
Photography 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 132
Music 80
Drama & Theater Arts 72
Design & Applied Arts 60
Arts & Media Management 54
General Visual & Performing Arts 13
Dance 5

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