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2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri

9 Colleges
$18,970 Avg Salary
$25,172 Avg Student Debt

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

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #87 most popular major in Missouri with 157 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Missouri ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri

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

Top Missouri Schools in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

Film majors at Mizzou take out an average of $21,515 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

The excellent programs at Lindenwood University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in Missouri. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri list. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Stephens College

Columbia, MO

Stephens College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best film, video and photographic arts programs. Stephens is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Columbia.

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#7

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #7 on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

On average, film graduates from Webster take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Central Missouri 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 town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

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#9

Kansas City Art Institute

Kansas City, MO

Kansas City Art Institute ranked #9 on this year’s Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Kansas City, Kansas City Art Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

On average, film graduates from Kansas City Art Institute take out $29,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 154
Kansas 72
Iowa 79
Nebraska 37
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 7

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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