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2023 Most Popular 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Film, Video & Photographic Arts program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the United States for film, video and photographic arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in film at USC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in film at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Women make up 50% of the film majors at the school.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the film majors at the school.

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Out of the 18 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 4 students majoring in film at UCLA, 75% are male and 25% are female.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of California - Los Angeles Report

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for film, video and photographic arts students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Of the 3 students majoring in film at Pitt, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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

About 67% of the students majoring in film at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 50% of the film majors at the school.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

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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 18 schools only.

  • 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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