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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,704 people earned a degree or certificate in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the #106 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in the United States. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern California. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #7 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #9 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 9 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Music 7,675
Fine & Studio Arts 3,224
Design & Applied Arts 1,979
Drama & Theater Arts 1,699
Arts & Media Management 1,184

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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