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2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

26 Colleges
$25,505 Avg Salary
$24,854 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

Check out the film programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend School of Visual Arts. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular film, video and photographic arts programs. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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Maryland Institute College of Art ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The City College of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

The New School

New York, NY

The New School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#10

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 295
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.

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 26 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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