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

23 Colleges
$22,765 Avg Salary
$30,838 Avg Student Debt

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

With 811 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, film, video and photographic arts is the #31 most popular major in Georgia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

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 Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in Georgia 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 .

Our analysis found Savannah College of Art and Design to be the most popular school for film, video and photographic arts students who want to pursue a degree in Georgia. Located in the midsize city of Savannah, SCAD is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that film majors at SCAD take out is $27,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $1,054, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

While working on their degree, film majors at Georgia State accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $157, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Crescent Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Griffin.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Out of the 23 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Georgia Gwinnett College

Lawrenceville, GA

Out of the 23 schools in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Gwinnett College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Lawrenceville, Georgia Gwinnett College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Columbus State 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. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbus, CSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Clayton State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular film, video and photographic arts programs. Clayton State University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Morrow.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Georgia ranking. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

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The Art Institute of Atlanta did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for film, video and photographic arts students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Atlanta, Ai Atlanta is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Film majors at Ai Atlanta take out an average of $34,808 in student loans while working on their egree.

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American InterContinental University - Atlanta 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 Atlanta, AIU Atlanta is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that film majors at AIU Atlanta take out is $54,000.

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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 266
North Carolina 223
Florida 1,217
Tennessee 220
Kentucky 24
South Carolina 132
Louisiana 58
Arkansas 69
Mississippi 3

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 23 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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