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

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

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

With 3,916 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, film, video and photographic arts is the #33 most popular major in California.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Online Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in California 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Academy of Art University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found Academy of Art University to be the most popular school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue an online associate degree in California. Academy of Art University is a moderately-sized private for-profit school located in the large city of San Francisco.

About 54% of the students majoring in film at the school are women while 46% are male.

After completing their Associate Degree, film graduates from Academy of Art University carry an average student debtload of $36,443.

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#2

College of San Mateo

San Mateo, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means College of San Mateo is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their online associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of San Mateo, CSM is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 33% of the film majors at the school.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 132
Oregon 167
Nevada 77

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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 2 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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