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2021 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

12 Colleges
1,267 Bachelor's Degrees
$28,640 Avg Cost*

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

This year's Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in film. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent film, video & photographic arts programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the film, video & photographic arts program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the film programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Great Lakes Region that are best for non-traditional film, video & photographic arts students. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, DePaul has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. About 3,547 of the students at DePaul are attending part time.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population. U-M not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 15,737 students at U-M that take at least one class online. 3,568 of U-M students are attending part time.

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Columbia College Chicago earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. Columbia not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region list.

The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,283 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. 414 of Columbia students are attending part time.

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4

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 8,247 students take at least one class online at Eastern Michigan. 5,430 of Eastern Michigan students are attending part time.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Michigan University. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at WMU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 10,416 students take at least one class online at WMU. About 5,241 of the students at WMU are attending part time.

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The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.2%. There are approximately 4,353 students at BGSU that take at least one class online. About 4,329 of the students at BGSU are attending part time.

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Cleveland State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

About 2.3% of Cleveland State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,187 students take at least one class online at Cleveland State University. About 4,202 of the students at Cleveland State University are attending part time.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best film, video & photographic arts schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

About 1.2% of Ohio State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 42,293 students at Ohio State that take at least one class online. 8,459 of Ohio State students are attending part time.

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Grand Valley State University comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 9,026 students at GVSU that take at least one class online. About 3,880 of the students at GVSU are attending part time.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #10 spot in our 2021 best film, video & photographic arts schools for non-traditional students. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. Approximately 2,640 students take at least one class online at SIUC. 2,629 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students film, video & photographic arts schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 338
Ohio 265
Illinois 468
Indiana 78
Wisconsin 141

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of Visual & Performing Arts programs to choose from.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 12 schools only.

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