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2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia

7 Colleges in Georgia
948 Film Degrees Awarded
$25,982 Avg Early-Career Salary
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #62 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 948 degrees in film, video & photographic arts during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia Your choice of film, video & photographic arts school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for film, video & photographic arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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
Master's Degrees in Film

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Georgia

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the film degree levels they offer.

Top Georgia Schools in Film

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
443 Film Degrees Awarded
12.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Savannah College of Art and Design if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. SCAD is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Savannah.

There were about 443 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at SCAD in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program report average early career earnings of $26,679.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA
40 Film Degrees Awarded

Emory University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In GA

University of Georgia is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
217 Film Degrees Awarded
$22,588 Median Starting Salary

Georgia State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #483 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgia State is a great university overall.

There were about 217 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program state that they receive average early career wages of $22,588.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
15th Most Popular In GA
66.7% Growth in Graduates

University of West Georgia is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Carrollton. This university ranks 26th out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 6 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
14th Most Popular In GA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Oglethorpe is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Atlanta. This university ranks 56th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 5 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Oglethorpe in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Film Degrees Awarded
28.1% Growth in Graduates

Clayton State University is a medium-sized public university located in the suburb of Morrow. This university ranks 52nd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 32 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Clayton State University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, film degree recipients generally make about $15,952 in their early careers.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 282 1,217
North Carolina 279 223
Virginia 274 266
Tennessee 269 220
South Carolina 248 132
Kentucky 244 24
Louisiana 242 58
Mississippi 234 3
Arkansas 234 69

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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 414
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 296
Photography 146
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 83
Documentary Production 9

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 1,899
Fine & Studio Arts 872
Drama & Theater Arts 546
Music 504
Arts & Media Management 97
General Visual & Performing Arts 94
Dance 63

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