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Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, film, video and photographic arts was ranked #63 in the country. In fact 16,778 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found American Film Institute Conservatory to be the most popular school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, American Film Institute is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in film at American Film Institute, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular film, video and photographic arts schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of California - Los Angeles Report

Out of the 4 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the # 3 spot on the list. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Nevada - Las Vegas Report

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video and photographic arts schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,916
Washington 132
Oregon 167
Nevada 77

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is one of 10 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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