by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 17,626 people earned their degree in film, video & photographic arts, making the major the 62nd most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 4,925 film, video & photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,022 and $40,866 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,229 film, video & photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 58 colleges that offered a degree in film, video & photographic arts. That schools that top this list have a program in film, video & photographic arts in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree film students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College Hollywood. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Columbia College Hollywood is located in Tarzana, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 125 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Film Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Seattle Film Institute Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Los Angeles Film School. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Hollywood, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 211 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at LA Film School
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York Film Academy. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region. New York Film Academy is a small school located in Burbank, California that handed out 122 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Woodbury University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Burbank, California, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
California Institute of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. California Institute of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Valencia, California. It awarded 21 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full California Institute of the Arts Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Art Center College of Design landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Art Center College of Design is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Art Center College of Design
Occidental College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Occidental College is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Occidental College
With a ranking of #10, Academy of Art University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Academy of Art University
With a ranking of #11, Pacific Northwest College of Art did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific Northwest College of Art is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 5 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Pacific Northwest College of Art Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
California College of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. California College of the Arts is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 41 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at California College of the Arts
Biola University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Biola University is a private not-for-profit institution located in La Mirada, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 75 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Cornish College of the Arts did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #14. Cornish College of the Arts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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.
Full Cornish College of the Arts Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Chapman University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Orange, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 211 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Whitman College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Whitman is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walla Walla, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #17, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 226 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 172 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Riverside came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 206 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Riverside Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Loyola Marymount University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Loyola Marymount University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Read more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Loyola Marymount
With a ranking of #21, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 164 students in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of California - Santa Barbara Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Mount Saint Mary’s University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
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 Mount Saint Mary’s University
California State University - Long Beach landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Long Beach, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 197 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full California State University - Long Beach Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
University of California - Irvine landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Irvine is located in Irvine, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 175 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 more about Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of California - Irvine
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