2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in film, video and photographic arts sits in the middle of the road, ranking #150 out of 295 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 19 doctor's degrees in film, video and photographic arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in film matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Far Western US Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality film, video and photographic arts program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for film, video and photographic arts.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in film, video and photographic arts.

Most Well Attended Schools for Film Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in film, video and photographic arts has to take a look at University of Southern California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in film, video and photographic arts in California.

There were about 9 film, video and photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#4 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Santa Barbara if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in film, video and photographic arts. UCSB is a very large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in film, video and photographic arts in California.

There were about 4 film, video and photographic arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in film, video and photographic arts. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in film, video and photographic arts in California.

There were about 3 film, video and photographic arts individuals who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in film, video and photographic arts needs to look into University of California - Berkeley. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in film, video and photographic arts in California.

There were about 2 film, video and photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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5

University of California - Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Most Popular In CA

#5 Best Quality In CA

Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in film, video and photographic arts in California.

There were roughly 1 film, video and photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.

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6

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

#1 Most Popular In WA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. More information about a doctorate in film, video and photographic arts from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the most popular film, video and photographic arts colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	178	23

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts Related Rankings by Major

One of 10 majors within the Visual & Performing Arts area of study, Film, Video & Photographic Arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

Film Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	18
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	1

Majors Similar to Film

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Music	143
Drama & Theater Arts	19
Fine & Studio Arts	15
Other Visual Art	7
Dance	3
General Visual & Performing Arts	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.