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2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

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

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #63 most popular major in the country with 16,778 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Film, Video & Photographic Arts program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Minneapolis Community and Technical College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 27% of the film majors at the school.

Film majors at Minneapolis Community and Technical College take out an average of $19,556 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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

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#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

The in-demand associate degree programs at Century College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular film, video and photographic arts schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of White Bear Lake, Century College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 10% of the film majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Dakota County Technical College is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their associate degree. DCTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Rosemount.

About 80% of the students majoring in film at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota College at Bottineau. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the rural area of Bottineau, MSU-Bottineau is a public school with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the film majors at the school.

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#7

Union College Nebraska

Lincoln, NE

Union College Nebraska came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Union College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lincoln.

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Institute of Production and Recording came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Institute of Production and Recording is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video and photographic arts colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 157
Minnesota 154
Kansas 72
Iowa 79
Nebraska 37
North Dakota 4
South Dakota 7

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 8 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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