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2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey

5 Colleges in New Jersey
168 Film Degrees Awarded
$25,982 Avg Early-Career Salary
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #62 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for film, video & photographic arts students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 168 degrees in film, video & photographic arts to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey The film program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for film, video & photographic arts schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Film
Bachelor's Degrees in Film
Master's Degrees in Film

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in New Jersey

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the film degree levels they offer.

Top New Jersey Schools in Film

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Film Degrees Awarded
18.8% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts needs to check out Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were about 32 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Rutgers University - New Brunswick get an earnings boost of around $12,526 over the typical earnings of film, video & photographic arts graduates.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
47 Film Degrees Awarded
$28,474 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts has to check out Montclair State University. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were approximately 47 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the film, video & photographic arts major at Montclair State University make $2,492 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

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Rider University
Lawrenceville, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NJ
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Rider University is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Rider is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 24 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Rider in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$38,508 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in film, video & photographic arts needs to look into Rutgers University - Newark. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #164 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark in the most recent year we have data available. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Rutgers University - Newark receive $12,526 more than the typical film grad.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 Film Degrees Awarded
$22,311 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 44th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 40 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at FDU in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, film degree recipients typically make around $22,311 in their early careers.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 577
New York 333 1,999
Maryland 279 96
District of Columbia 188 77
Delaware 175 18

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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 & Video Production 137
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 20
Photography 11

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 782
Music 591
Design & Applied Arts 568
Drama & Theater Arts 227
General Visual & Performing Arts 191
Dance 114
Arts & Media Management 15
Other Visual Art 6

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