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2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region

19 Colleges in the New England Region
1,444 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 19 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,444 degrees in film, video & photographic arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region 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. We derive our Best Overall Film, Video & Photographic Arts School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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
Master's Degrees in Film
Doctor's Degrees in Film

The film school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region. 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 the New England Region

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.

10 Top New England Region Schools in Film

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Emerson College
Boston, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
359 Film Degrees Awarded
0.8% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Emerson College if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #127 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emerson is a great college overall.

There were approximately 359 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Emerson in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the film program earn an average of $27,032 in the first couple years of working.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Tufts University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 30 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Tufts University earn $30,436 more than the typical film grad.

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Associates Degree Type
AA in Digital Photography Program Name

Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
58 Film Degrees Awarded
27.6% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Rhode Island School of Design if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the midsize city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

There were about 58 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at RISD in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, film degree recipients generally make about $17,701 at the beginning of their careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Film Degrees Awarded
$22,764 Median Starting Salary

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a good option for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public college located in the large city of Boston.

There were about 75 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, film degree recipients typically earn around $22,764 at the beginning of their careers.

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NH
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.

There were roughly 18 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

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Connecticut College
New London, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CT
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Conn College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New London. A Best Colleges rank of #232 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Conn College is a great college overall.

There were about 11 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Film Degrees Awarded
4.7% Growth in Graduates

Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Hamden. A Best Colleges rank of #162 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Quinnipiac is a great university overall.

There were approximately 43 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Quinnipiac University get an earnings boost of about $3,271 over the average earnings of film, video & photographic arts graduates.

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Digital Photography Program Name

Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
65 Film Degrees Awarded
27.7% Growth in Graduates

URI is a large public university located in the large suburb of Kingston. A Best Colleges rank of #241 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means URI is a great university overall.

There were about 65 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from University of Rhode Island make $3,652 more than the standard film grad.

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Smith College
Northampton, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In MA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Smith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Northampton. This college ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 14 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent data year.

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University of Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$17,521 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 29 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UHart in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program earn around $17,521 in the first couple years of their career.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video & photographic arts schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 729
Connecticut 241 178
New Hampshire 210 236
Maine 202 5
Rhode Island 200 104
Vermont 194 67

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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 & Video Production 626
Photography 353
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 347
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 118

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 2,243
Fine & Studio Arts 2,098
Design & Applied Arts 2,097
Drama & Theater Arts 1,025
Arts & Media Management 408
General Visual & Performing Arts 352
Dance 142
Other Visual Art 69
Crafts, Folk Art & Artisanry 9
Community/Environmental/Socially-Engaged Art 4

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