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2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Colorado

5 Colleges in Colorado
279 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 reviewed 5 schools in Colorado to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of film, video & photographic arts. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 279 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 Colorado Your choice of film, video & photographic arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Film
Bachelor'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 Colorado. 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 Colorado

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 Colorado Schools in Film

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
77 Film Degrees Awarded
$22,601 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Colorado Boulder if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were roughly 77 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, film degree recipients generally earn around $22,601 in their early careers.

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2
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
51 Film Degrees Awarded
$20,533 Median Starting Salary

Community College of Aurora is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the large city of Aurora, CCA is a public college with a medium-sized student population. This college ranks 9th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 51 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at CCA in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, film degree recipients usually make an average of $20,533 in the first five years of their career.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CO
23.5% Growth in Graduates

University of Denver is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #174 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means DU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at DU in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 Film Degrees Awarded

University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 31 schools for overall quality in the state of Colorado.More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

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Located in the suburb of Lakewood, RMCAD is a private for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a degree in film, video & photographic arts from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Utah 266 231
Idaho 219 20
Montana 188 104
Wyoming 162 10

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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 & Video Production 107
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 99
Photography 73

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Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 496
Fine & Studio Arts 492
Design & Applied Arts 393
Drama & Theater Arts 178
General Visual & Performing Arts 46
Arts & Media Management 37
Dance 24
Other Visual Art 2

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