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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

22 Colleges
$25,505 Avg Salary
$24,854 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts 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.

The Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for film majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 22 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 2 spot on the list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

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George Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

With a ranking of #10, Brooklyn College did quite well on this year’s best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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

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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 22 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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