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2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for film majors pursuing a master's degree.

#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 master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 42% of the film majors at the school.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at DePaul University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular film, video and photographic arts schools in the Great Lakes Region . OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

Of the 19 students majoring in film at OHIO Athens, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Columbia is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 69% of the students majoring in film at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Northwestern University Report

#5

Cranbrook Academy of Art

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cranbrook Academy of Art landed the # 5 spot on the list. Carnbrook Academy is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

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

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for film, video and photographic arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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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#9

Governors State University

University Park, IL

Governors State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video and photographic arts schools 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 11 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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