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2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois

6 Colleges
$22,157 Avg Salary
$28,321 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 67 degrees and certificates were awarded to film, video and photographic arts students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #112 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia College Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois list. Columbia is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Governors State University

University Park, IL

With a ranking of #6, Governors State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for film, video and photographic arts students. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9
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 6 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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