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Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois

9 Colleges
$23,937 Avg Salary
$27,017 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree School for You

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #61 most popular major in Illinois with 535 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for film majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Columbia College Chicago to be the most popular school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 221 students majoring in film at Columbia, 57% are male and 43% are female.

On average, film graduates from Columbia take out $26,211 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $548.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 42% of the film majors at the school.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, film majors at DePaul accumulate an average of around $22,408 in student debt. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $609.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular film, video and photographic arts schools in Illinois. SIUC is a large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

Women make up 43% of the film majors at the school.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 16 students majoring in film at UChicago, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in film at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#6

American Academy of Art

Chicago, IL

American Academy of Art landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the city of Chicago, The Academy is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

Bradley University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Peoria, Bradley is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Dominican University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for film, video and photographic arts students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#8

Judson University

Elgin, IL

Judson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Judson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Elgin.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 415
Ohio 299
Indiana 78
Wisconsin 166

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 9 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).

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