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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia

10 Colleges
$22,765 Avg Salary
$30,838 Avg Student Debt

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

With 811 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, film, video and photographic arts is the #31 most popular major in Georgia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in Georgia to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia

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

Top 10 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Our analysis found Emory University to be the best school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

SAE Institute - Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means SAE Institute - Atlanta is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students. SAE Institute - Atlanta is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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The excellent programs at Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in Georgia. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Miami Ad School at Portfolio Center is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

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#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Georgia is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Savannah College of Art and Design. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia list. Located in the city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

After completing their degree, film graduates from SCAD carry an average student debtload of $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,054, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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With a ranking of #6, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.

Film majors at Georgia State take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $157, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#7

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

With a ranking of #7, University of West Georgia did quite well on this year’s best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. University of West Georgia is a large public school located in the town of Carrollton.

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Columbus 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 #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Atlanta, Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

On average, film graduates from Ai Atlanta take out $34,808 in student loans while working on their degree.

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American InterContinental University - Atlanta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Atlanta, AIU Atlanta is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, film graduates from AIU Atlanta take out $54,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 266
North Carolina 223
Florida 1,217
Tennessee 220
Kentucky 24
South Carolina 132
Louisiana 58
Arkansas 69
Mississippi 3

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 10 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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