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Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in California

2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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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 Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in California 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.

Check out the film graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our 2023 rankings named American Film Institute Conservatory the most popular school in California for film, video and photographic arts students working on their graduate certificate. American Film Institute is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

About 22% of the students majoring in film at the school are women while 78% are male.

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Out of the 2 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 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 Schools 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 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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