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2023 Most Popular Online Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 16,778 people earned a degree or certificate in film, video and photographic arts, making the major the #63 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the United States to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online film associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Full Sail University the most popular online school in the United States for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. Full Sail University is a very large private for-profit school located in the large suburb of Winter Park.

Women make up 30% of the film majors at the school.

Film majors at Full Sail University take out an average of $27,671 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $494.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.

Women make up 78% of the film majors at the school.

On average, film graduates from SNHU take out $23,802 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Academy of Art University is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their online associate degree. Academy of Art University is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

Of the 24 students majoring in film at Academy of Art University, 46% are male and 54% are female.

On average, film graduates from Academy of Art University take out $36,443 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 40% of the film majors at the school.

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Out of the 7 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Dakota College at Bottineau landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote area of Bottineau, MSU-Bottineau is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, College of Southern Maryland did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their online associate degree. CSM is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of La Plata.

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#6

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

With a ranking of #6, College of San Mateo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for film, video and photographic arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the midsize city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in film at the school are women while 67% are male.

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

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 7 schools only.

  • 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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