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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey

8 Colleges
$20,821 Avg Salary
$26,190 Avg Student Debt

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

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #88 most popular major in New Jersey with 179 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Jersey to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best for film majors pursuing a .

Top New Jersey Schools in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

#1

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Our analysis found Rowan University to be the best school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, film graduates from Rutgers New Brunswick take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that film majors at Rutgers Newark take out is $27,000.

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#4

Rider University

Lawrenceville, NJ

The excellent programs at Rider University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in New Jersey. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lawrenceville.

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#5

New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ

Out of the 8 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey City University landed the # 5 spot on the list. NJCU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Jersey City.

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#6

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

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

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Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the large suburb of Madison, FDU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Film majors at FDU take out an average of $24,976 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

County College of Morris

Randolph, NJ

County College of Morris came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in New Jersey ranking. County College of Morris is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Randolph.

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

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

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

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

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 8 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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