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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York

13 Colleges
$25,869 Avg Salary
$22,487 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts School for You

With 295 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, film, video and photographic arts is the #75 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in New York to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in New York for film, video and photographic arts students. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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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 Schools in New York 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 Schools in New York list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent 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 New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Brooklyn College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

School of Visual Arts landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#10

The New School

New York, NY

The New School ranked #10 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York list. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

Explore all the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar to Film

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 13 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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