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Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 9 students majoring in film at USC, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in film at UCLA, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular film, video and photographic arts schools in California. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Cruz landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Barbara is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 132
Oregon 167
Nevada 77

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 5 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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