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2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region

15 Colleges
$23,608 Avg Salary
$26,594 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. 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 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts 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. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for film majors pursuing a .

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found DePaul University to be the most popular school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cranbrook Academy of Art. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Carnbrook Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular film, video and photographic arts programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a 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 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 15 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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