2025 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Arizona
8Colleges in Arizona
457Film Degrees Awarded
$25,982Avg 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 8 schools in Arizona to determine which ones were the best for film, video & photographic arts students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 457 degrees in film, video & photographic arts annually.
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Choosing a Great Film, Video & Photographic Arts School
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
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 Arizona ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Take the first step toward a career of visual expression and doing what you love with this online associate degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Arizona
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.
Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were about 166 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Arizona State University - Tempe receive an earnings boost of approximately $5,166 over the typical income of film, video & photographic arts graduates.
Every student pursuing a degree in film, video & photographic arts has to check out University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 57 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the film program state that they receive average early career earnings of $26,054.
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It is hard to beat Scottsdale Community College if you want to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Scottsdale Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Scottsdale. This college ranks 16th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 50 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Scottsdale Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Glendale Community College if you wish to pursue a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public college located in the suburb of Glendale. This college ranks 15th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 12 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Glendale Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 66 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year. Those film, video & photographic arts students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Skysong make $5,166 more than the standard film grad.
Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit university located in the city of Phoenix. A Best Colleges rank of #144 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Grand Canyon University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 67 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Grand Canyon University in the most recent data year. Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree recipients from Grand Canyon University earn a boost of about $3,112 above the typical income of film, video & photographic arts majors.
NAU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Flagstaff. A Best Colleges rank of #221 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NAU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the film program make about $23,418 in the first couple years of working.
Learn to create a striking portfolio and hone the skills you need to succeed in the world of professional photography with this online digital photography degree from Southern New Hampshire University.
Pima County Community College District is a large public college located in the large city of Tucson. This college ranks 10th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 15 film, video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Pima County Community College District in the most recent data year.
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).
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.
