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2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan

31 Colleges
$23,884 Avg Salary
$25,724 Avg Student Debt

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

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #66 most popular major in Michigan with 415 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in Michigan to see which ones were the most popular 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 .

#1

DSDT

Detroit, MI

Our 2023 rankings named DSDT the most popular school in Michigan for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of Detroit, DSDT is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that film majors at U-M take out is $18,857.

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The excellent programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, film majors at GVSU accumulate an average of around $23,000 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 $299.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Washtenaw Community College is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the large suburb of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Community College is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Film majors at WMU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Eastern Michigan University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular film, video and photographic arts programs. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

On average, film graduates from Eastern Michigan take out $28,313 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $232.

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#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Oakland University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills, Oakland is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that film majors at Oakland take out is $27,000.

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#6

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #6 on the list. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

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Compass College of Cinematic Arts landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Compass College of Cinematic Arts is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Film majors at Compass College of Cinematic Arts take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Lansing Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Michigan list. LCC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lansing.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 299
Illinois 535
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 31 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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