A program that prepares individuals to communicate dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the making and producing of films and videos. Includes instruction in theory of film, film technology and equipment operation, film production, film directing, film editing, cinematographic art, film audio, techniques for making specific types of films and/or videos, media technologies, computer image making, multi-media production, and the planning and management of film/video operations.
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| Rank | School Name | Students | % of Total | Total On-Campus Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University | 500 | 3% | $73,566 |
| 2 | Emerson College | 420 | 35% | $68,392 |
| 3 | New York Film Academy | 415 | 47% | $32,438 |
| 4 | Columbia College Chicago | 308 | 17% | $45,644 |
| 5 | University of Southern California | 235 | 2% | $74,825 |
| 6 | Chapman University | 226 | 10% | $73,182 |
| 7 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 178 | 6% | $57,443 |
| 8 | DePaul University | 167 | 3% | $57,678 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Film School | 145 | 17% | N/A |
| 10 | Academy of Art University | 142 | 6% | $44,226 |
| 11 | Temple University | 138 | 2% | $33,004 |
| 12 | Miami Dade College | 136 | 1% | $4,338 |
| 13 | Loyola Marymount University | 116 | 5% | $67,369 |
| 14 | University of Central Florida | 111 | 1% | $22,548 |
| 15 | Valencia College | 108 | 1% | $3,740 |
| 16 | Central New Mexico Community College | 103 | 1% | $3,066 |
| 17 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | 100 | 2% | $24,982 |
| 18 | Full Sail University | 97 | 2% | $24,639 |
| 19 | University of North Carolina School of the Arts | 91 | 34% | $22,112 |
| 20 | CUNY Brooklyn College | 88 | 2% | $8,604 |
| 21 | Scottsdale Community College | 81 | 5% | $3,494 |
| 22 | Rochester Institute of Technology | 78 | 2% | $57,401 |
| 23 | Columbia University in the City of New York | 76 | 1% | $76,856 |
| 24 | Chaffey College | 75 | 1% | $3,089 |
| 25 | Broward College | 72 | 1% | $5,834 |
| 26 | Ithaca College | 68 | 4% | $62,757 |
| 27 | Community College of Aurora | 66 | 7% | $5,626 |
| 28 | Liberty University | 65 | 0% | $40,075 |
| 29 | St Petersburg College | 62 | 1% | $4,282 |
| 30 | Grand Canyon University | 60 | 0% | $32,100 |
| 31 | John Paul the Great Catholic University | 57 | 65% | $43,512 |
| 32 | Fitchburg State University | 56 | 4% | $24,576 |
| 33 | George Mason University | 55 | 1% | $30,284 |
| 34 | Florida State University | 52 | 0% | $22,168 |
| 35 | Montana State University | 51 | 2% | $22,453 |
| 36 | Savannah Technical College | 50 | 2% | $4,044 |
| 37 | Gwinnett Technical College | 49 | 2% | $4,722 |
| 38 | Orange Coast College | 48 | 1% | $3,103 |
| 39 | SUNY at Purchase College | 46 | 4% | $26,982 |
| 40 | Syracuse University | 45 | 1% | $70,636 |
| 41 | Cleveland State University | 43 | 1% | $29,045 |
| 42 | California State University-Sacramento | 43 | 1% | $26,454 |
| 43 | Art Center College of Design | 43 | 8% | $47,416 |
| 44 | Drexel University | 43 | 1% | $70,223 |
| 45 | Seattle Film Institute | 42 | 84% | $30,640 |
| 46 | University of California-Riverside | 42 | 1% | $35,242 |
| 47 | California Institute of the Arts | 42 | 11% | $71,135 |
| 48 | Biola University | 42 | 3% | $56,956 |
| 49 | New Mexico State University-Main Campus | 41 | 1% | $21,380 |
| 50 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 40 | 12% | $18,996 |
| 51 | The University of Montana | 39 | 1% | $20,966 |
| 52 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | 39 | 1% | $29,367 |
| 53 | University of Rhode Island | 39 | 1% | $30,351 |
| 54 | Point Park University | 39 | 4% | $46,090 |
| 55 | University of Miami | 39 | 1% | $68,460 |
| 56 | Nashville Film Institute | 38 | 100% | N/A |
| 57 | Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television | 38 | 15% | $7,020 |
| 58 | West Los Angeles College | 37 | 2% | $3,137 |
| 59 | Montclair State University | 36 | 1% | $31,704 |
| 60 | San Diego City College | 35 | 2% | $2,998 |
| 61 | Webster University | 34 | 1% | $45,762 |
| 62 | Cape Fear Community College | 34 | 2% | $4,348 |
| 63 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | 33 | 3% | $6,796 |
| 64 | Los Angeles City College | 33 | 1% | $3,137 |
| 65 | San Francisco Film School | 33 | 100% | N/A |
| 66 | Houston Community College | 33 | 0% | $3,882 |
| 67 | American University | 33 | 1% | $66,268 |
| 68 | Binghamton University | 32 | 1% | $26,866 |
| 69 | Keene State College | 30 | 3% | $27,988 |
| 70 | Baton Rouge Community College | 29 | 1% | $5,521 |
| 71 | Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology | 29 | 20% | N/A |
| 72 | University of Central Arkansas | 28 | 1% | $22,563 |
| 73 | Southern Methodist University | 27 | 1% | $74,737 |
| 74 | Santa Monica College | 27 | 0% | $2,888 |
| 75 | Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus | 26 | 3% | $60,644 |
| 76 | AI Miami International University of Art and Design | 26 | 6% | $19,104 |
| 77 | Oklahoma City Community College | 26 | 1% | $5,659 |
| 78 | Northwest Vista College | 26 | 1% | $4,311 |
| 79 | Maryland Institute College of Art | 25 | 4% | $64,910 |
| 80 | Moore Norman Technology Center | 25 | 5% | N/A |
| 81 | Compass College of Cinematic Arts | 25 | 100% | $19,050 |
| 82 | Lansing Community College | 24 | 1% | $4,330 |
| 83 | Virginia Commonwealth University | 24 | 0% | $32,041 |
| 84 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 24 | 9% | $67,554 |
| 85 | SUNY Westchester Community College | 23 | 1% | $7,236 |
| 86 | Belmont University | 23 | 1% | $52,760 |
| 87 | The Art Institute of Washington | 23 | 15% | N/A |
| 88 | Mott Community College | 23 | 2% | $5,086 |
| 89 | Atlantic University College | 22 | 11% | $8,425 |
| 90 | Washtenaw Community College | 22 | 1% | $3,528 |
| 91 | Santa Rosa Junior College | 22 | 0% | $3,246 |
| 92 | Madison Media Institute | 22 | 19% | $14,783 |
| 93 | Columbus State University | 22 | 1% | $21,746 |
| 94 | Central Washington University | 21 | 1% | $23,201 |
| 95 | College of the Canyons | 20 | 0% | $3,073 |
| 96 | Santa Fe Community College | 20 | 2% | $2,949 |
| 97 | Arkansas State University Mid-South | 20 | 4% | $4,064 |
| 98 | SAE Expression College | 20 | 19% | $26,699 |
| 99 | The Art Institute of Pittsburgh | 20 | 13% | $19,032 |
| 100 | Argosy University-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 20 | 6% | $20,565 |
This list indicates the number of students that completed the Cinematography and Film/Video Production program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.