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Programs in Film, Video, and Photography

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Film, video and photography curriculums in the visual arts concentrate on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/video/photography arts, as well as the basic principles of film making, film production and photography. Subsets include Documentary Production, Photographic Arts, and Cinematography. Instructional topics include: camera and equipment operation and maintenance, film and plate developing, light and composition, films and printing media, color and special effects, photographic art, photographic history, use of computer applications to record or enhance images and applications to the photography of various subjects, film and video writing, directing, and production; film studies; history of the documentary; research techniques; videography; editing; and business aspects of film production.

Top Schools For Film, Video, and Photography Programs

Most Selective:
Stanford University

Least Selective:
IADT

Largest:
Community College of the Air Force

Smallest:
Cranbrook Academy of Art

Most Expensive:
Connecticut College

Least Expensive:
Community College of the Air Force

Best Academics:
Stanford University

Best Social Life:
Illinois

Most Diverse:
Swarthmore College

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Brigham Young University

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University of Chicago

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Stanford University

Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, IL		 $21,284 11,138 570 Certificate (9), Bachelor's (542),
Master's (19)
Full Sail University
Winter Park, FL		 $21,560 7,069 535 Associate (0), Bachelor's (535)
New York University
New York, NY		 $38,765 21,759 506 Bachelor's (416), Master's (88),
Doctoral (2)
Savannah College of Art & Design
Savannah, GA		 $29,570 8,188 314 Bachelor's (248), Master's (66)
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA		 $18,050 11,205 300 Certificate (1), Associate (32),
Bachelor's (161), Master's (106)
Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, CA		 Unknown 450 275 Associate (275)
Brooks Institute
Santa Barbara, CA		 $26,820 1,033 269 Certificate (0), Bachelor's (253),
Master's (16)
School of Visual Arts
New York, NY		 $28,140 3,431 250 Bachelor's (204), Master's (46)
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA		 $39,183 16,751 198 Bachelor's (100), Master's (98)
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA		 $15,900 25,430 193 Bachelor's (175), Master's (18)
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Film, Video, and Photography Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 1,457 11%
Associate 1,663 13%
Bachelor's 8,555 67%
Master's 1,022 8%
Doctoral 11 0%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 7,726 59%
Female 5,436 41%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 632 5%
Black or African American 754 6%
Hispanic or Latino 1,148 9%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 115 1%
White (Non-Hispanic) 8,590 68%
Other/Unknown 1,383 11%
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