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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan

13 Colleges
$23,884 Avg Salary
$25,724 Avg Student Debt

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

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #66 most popular major in Michigan with 415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan

Check out the film programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the best school in Michigan for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that film majors at U-M take out is $18,857.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Film majors at GVSU take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $299.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College for Creative Studies. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Detroit, CCS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, film majors at CCS accumulate an average of around $27,125 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

While working on their degree, film majors at WMU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

With a ranking of #6, Central Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

On average, film graduates from Eastern Michigan take out $28,313 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $232.

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#8

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, MI

With a ranking of #8, Ferris State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Ferris is a large public school located in the town of Big Rapids.

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#9

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, film majors at Oakland accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Compass College of Cinematic Arts came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Compass College of Cinematic Arts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average amount in student loans that film majors at Compass College of Cinematic Arts take out is $21,500.

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

Explore all the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 299
Illinois 535
Indiana 78
Wisconsin 166

One of 10 majors within the area of study, film, video and photographic arts has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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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