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 in the Great Lakes 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 Great Lakes region, there were 1,712 film, video & photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,102 and $27,655 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,267 film, video & photographic arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 72 colleges that offered a degree in film, video & photographic arts. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their film, video & photographic arts program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region 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 in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2021-2022.
Full Compass College of Cinematic Arts Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 176 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus College of Art and Design landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Art Academy of Cincinnati. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. AAC is a small school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 4 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
Out of the 72 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Huntington University landed the #5 spot on the list. Huntington University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntington, Indiana. It awarded 18 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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College for Creative Studies ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. College for Creative Studies is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
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. 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%.
Lawrence University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Lawrence U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Appleton, Wisconsin. It awarded 8 bachelors’s film degrees 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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DePaul University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 176 degrees to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
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American Academy of Art did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. The Academy is a private for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #10, Cleveland Institute of Art did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, 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%. 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.
Taylor University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Taylor U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Upland, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
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Calvin University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Calvin is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 7 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.
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Oberlin College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Oberlin, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film 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 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Oberlin College
Denison University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Granville, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Full Denison University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Kenyon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. Gambier, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 83 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
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Anderson University Indiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #17. Anderson University Indiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Anderson, Indiana. It awarded 5 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. 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.
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DePauw University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Greencastle, Indiana, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s film 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 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full DePauw University Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Cleveland State University is a public institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
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Grand Valley State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school awarded 79 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s film students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Wisconsin Lutheran College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wisconsin Lutheran College is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s film degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
Full Wisconsin Lutheran College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
Andrews University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 #23, Cornerstone University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s film degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 26 bachelors’s film degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Film, Video & Photographic Arts Report
With a ranking of #25, Grace College and Theological Seminary did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Film Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Winona Lake, Indiana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s film 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%.
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