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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Colleges
$17,809 Avg Salary
$20,290 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, film, video and photographic arts was ranked #63 in the country. In fact 16,778 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for an Associate in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

#1

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named County College of Morris the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. County College of Morris is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fashion Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, FIT SUNY is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that film majors at FIT SUNY take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,997.

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#4

Villa Maria College

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Villa Maria College is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. Villa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Buffalo.

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#5

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Monroe Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Monroe Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

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#6

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Delaware College of Art and Design ranked #7 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Wilmington, DCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Suffolk County Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Queensborough Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the large city of Bayside, QCC 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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 577
New York 2,001
Maryland 96
New Jersey 179
District of Columbia 89
Delaware 18

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Fine & Studio Arts 37,413
Design & Applied Arts 36,301
Music 25,910
Drama & Theater Arts 17,341
General Visual & Performing Arts 6,355

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

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