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2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region

55 Colleges
$28,078 Avg Salary
$24,806 Avg Student Debt

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

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is the #63 most popular major in the country with 16,778 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 55 schools in the New England Region 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 .

#1

Emerson College

Boston, MA

Our analysis found Emerson College to be the most popular school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Emerson is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Film majors at Emerson take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $925, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern New Hampshire University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

Film majors at SNHU take out an average of $25,147 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Massachusetts College of Art and Design. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a small public school located in the large city of Boston.

On average, film graduates from Massachusetts College of Art and Design take out $26,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#4

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fitchburg State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Fitchburg State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, film graduates from URI carry an average student debt load of $25,000.

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#6

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Wesleyan 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. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Middletown.

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Rhode Island School of Design came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, RISD is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, film graduates from RISD carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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#8

Quinnipiac University

Hamden, CT

With a ranking of #8, Quinnipiac University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for film, video and photographic arts students. Quinnipiac is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Hamden.

On average, film graduates from Quinnipiac take out $19,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT

University of Hartford 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 West Hartford, UHart is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#10

Lesley University

Cambridge, MA

Lesley University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular film, video and photographic arts programs. Located in the city of Cambridge, Lesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

On average, film graduates from Lesley take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 733
Connecticut 178
New Hampshire 236
Maine 5
Rhode Island 104
Vermont 67

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 26 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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