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2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree 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. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for film majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the film majors at the school.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

School of Visual Arts

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means School of Visual Arts is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, SVA is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 58 students majoring in film at SVA, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at School of Visual Arts Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for film, video and photographic arts students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 74% of the film majors at the school.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at New York University Report

#4

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brooklyn College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular film, video and photographic arts schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 46% of the film majors at the school.

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#5

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 5 spot on the list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 46% of the film majors at the school.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at American University Report

Maryland Institute College of Art did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for film, video and photographic arts students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, MICA is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Rochester Institute of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

Women make up 40% of the film majors at the school.

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The City College of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in film at CCNY, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at The City College of New York Report

#9

The New School

New York, NY

The New School landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree film, video and photographic arts programs. New School University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 13 students majoring in film at New School University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at The New School Report

#10

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in film at Temple, 30% are male and 70% are female.

Full Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Temple University Report

Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

Explore the best film, video and photographic arts colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 577
New York 2,001
Maryland 96
New Jersey 179
District of Columbia 89
Delaware 18

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 24 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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