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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #106 most popular major in the country with 1,704 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for film majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern University the best school in the Great Lakes Region for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly 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 Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

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Columbia College Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #7, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#8

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Cranbrook Academy of Art came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Carnbrook Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video and photographic arts colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9
Illinois 67
Ohio 22
Wisconsin 0

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 8 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).

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