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

11 Colleges
$20,759 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

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

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #80 most popular major in Wisconsin with 166 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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 Schools in Wisconsin to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Wisconsin to see which programs were the most popular 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 .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee the most popular school in Wisconsin for film, video and photographic arts students. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that film majors at UWM take out is $27,000. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $217.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

The excellent programs at Marquette University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best film, video and photographic arts schools in Wisconsin. Marquette is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Milwaukee.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northcentral Technical College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Lawrence University

Appleton, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lawrence University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the small city of Appleton, Lawrence U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for film, video and photographic arts students. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

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Milwaukee Area Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Milwaukee, WI

Wisconsin Lutheran College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, WLC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#9

Carroll University

Waukesha, WI

Carroll University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Carroll U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waukesha.

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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
Michigan 415
Ohio 299
Illinois 535
Indiana 78

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 11 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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