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2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York

15 Colleges
$25,869 Avg Salary
$22,487 Avg Student Debt

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

With 295 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, film, video and photographic arts is the #75 most popular major in New York.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in New York 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 New York.

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means School of Visual Arts is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in New York. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

The excellent programs at Brooklyn College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in New York. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rochester Institute of Technology is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students. RIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Rochester.

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The City College of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York list. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

The New School

New York, NY

The New School landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular film, video and photographic arts programs. New School University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New York ranking. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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#9

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular film, video and photographic arts programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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#10

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #10, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

Majors Similar to Film

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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