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

18 Colleges
$31,916 Avg Salary

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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named American University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Rochester Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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#6

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #6, Brooklyn College did quite well on this year’s best schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for film, video and photographic arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

New Jersey City University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 295
Pennsylvania 14
Maryland 29
New Jersey 7
District of Columbia 44

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 18 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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