by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major” ranking.
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the 62nd most popular major in the country with 17,626 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , film, video & photographic arts graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $24,396 and had an average of $31,569 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12,366 film, video & photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major” ranking, we looked at 403 colleges that offer a degree in film, video & photographic arts. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in film, video & photographic arts.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major” list to help you make the college decision.
One of our other unique offerings is College Combat. This tool lets you build your own customized comparisons utilizing the factors that are most important to you. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree film students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Compass College of Cinematic Arts. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Compass College of Cinematic Arts Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Hollywood. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. Tarzana, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 125 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Columbia College Hollywood
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Film Institute. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. Seattle Film Institute is a small private for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 16 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Seattle Film Institute Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Out of the 403 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina School of the Arts landed the #5 spot on the list. University of North Carolina School of the Arts is located in Winston Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 74 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full University of North Carolina School of the Arts Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Emerson College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 359 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Five Towns College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. Five Towns College is a private for-profit institution located in Dix Hills, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Five Towns College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Los Angeles Film School ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. Los Angeles Film School is located in Hollywood, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 211 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Los Angeles Film School
New York Film Academy did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major ranking, coming in at #9. New York Film Academy is a small school located in Burbank, California that handed out 122 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at New York Film Academy
Massachusetts College of Art and Design came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major ranking. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 68 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Massachusetts College of Art and Design Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Columbia College Chicago landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major ranking. Columbia is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 176 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Columbia College Chicago Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #12, Woodbury University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. Located in Burbank, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Columbus College of Art and Design ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. Columbus College of Art and Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
School of Visual Arts ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 142 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at School of Visual Arts
The Art Institute of Houston landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major ranking. The Art Institute of Houston is a small private for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development is a small school located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that handed out 5 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Institute of American Indian Arts
Kansas City Art Institute came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major ranking. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Kansas City Art Institute
Montserrat College of Art ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. This small school is located in Beverly, Massachusetts, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Montserrat College of Art
The University of the Arts ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at UArts
Atlantic University College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 11 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Atlantic University College
Moore College of Art and Design came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Moore College
Savannah College of Art and Design ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. SCAD is a fairly large school located in Savannah, Georgia that handed out 330 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Savannah College of Art and Design
Escuela de Artes Plasticas y Diseno de Puerto Rico ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major list. EAPD is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
California Institute of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major ranking, coming in at #25. CalArts is located in Valencia, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at California Institute of the Arts
Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | The Art Institute of Dallas | Dallas, TX |
| 52 | Cornish College of the Arts | Seattle, WA |
| 53 | Stephens College | Columbia, MO |
| 54 | Chapman University | Orange, CA |
| 55 | Point Park University | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 56 | Huntington University | Huntington, IN |
| 57 | Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 58 | College for Creative Studies | Detroit, MI |
| 59 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA |
| 60 | John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR |
| 61 | Lycoming College | Williamsport, PA |
Read more about our data sources and methodologies