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 Â鶹Íø | 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 | Â鶹Íø of Southern California | 235 | 2% | $74,825 |
| 6 | Chapman Â鶹Íø | 226 | 10% | $73,182 |
| 7 | Savannah College of Art and Design | 178 | 6% | $57,443 |
| 8 | DePaul Â鶹Íø | 167 | 3% | $57,678 |
| 9 | Los Angeles Film School | 145 | 17% | N/A |
| 10 | Academy of Art Â鶹Íø | 142 | 6% | $44,226 |
| 11 | Temple Â鶹Íø | 138 | 2% | $33,004 |
| 12 | Miami Dade College | 136 | 1% | $4,338 |
| 13 | Loyola Marymount Â鶹Íø | 116 | 5% | $67,369 |
| 14 | Â鶹Íø 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 | Â鶹Íø of North Carolina Wilmington | 100 | 2% | $24,982 |
| 18 | Full Sail Â鶹Íø | 97 | 2% | $24,639 |
| 19 | Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø 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 Â鶹Íø | 65 | 0% | $40,075 |
| 29 | St Petersburg College | 62 | 1% | $4,282 |
| 30 | Grand Canyon Â鶹Íø | 60 | 0% | $32,100 |
| 31 | John Paul the Great Catholic Â鶹Íø | 57 | 65% | $43,512 |
| 32 | Fitchburg State Â鶹Íø | 56 | 4% | $24,576 |
| 33 | George Mason Â鶹Íø | 55 | 1% | $30,284 |
| 34 | 52 | 0% | $22,168 | |
| 35 | 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 Â鶹Íø | 45 | 1% | $70,636 |
| 41 | 43 | 1% | $29,045 | |
| 42 | 43 | 1% | $26,454 | |
| 43 | Art Center College of Design | 43 | 8% | $47,416 |
| 44 | Drexel Â鶹Íø | 43 | 1% | $70,223 |
| 45 | Biola Â鶹Íø | 42 | 3% | $56,956 |
| 46 | Â鶹Íø of California-Riverside | 42 | 1% | $35,242 |
| 47 | California Institute of the Arts | 42 | 11% | $71,135 |
| 48 | Seattle Film Institute | 42 | 84% | $30,640 |
| 49 | 41 | 1% | $21,380 | |
| 50 | The Art Institute of Atlanta | 40 | 12% | $18,996 |
| 51 | Southern Illinois Â鶹Íø-Carbondale | 39 | 1% | $29,367 |
| 52 | Point Park Â鶹Íø | 39 | 4% | $46,090 |
| 53 | Â鶹Íø of Rhode Island | 39 | 1% | $30,351 |
| 54 | Â鶹Íø of Miami | 39 | 1% | $68,460 |
| 55 | The Â鶹Íø of Montana | 39 | 1% | $20,966 |
| 56 | Colegio de CinematografÃa Artes y Television | 38 | 15% | $7,020 |
| 57 | Nashville Film Institute | 38 | 100% | N/A |
| 58 | West Los Angeles College | 37 | 2% | $3,137 |
| 59 | 36 | 1% | $31,704 | |
| 60 | San Diego City College | 35 | 2% | $2,998 |
| 61 | Webster Â鶹Íø | 34 | 1% | $45,762 |
| 62 | Cape Fear Community College | 34 | 2% | $4,348 |
| 63 | American Â鶹Íø | 33 | 1% | $66,268 |
| 64 | Houston Community College | 33 | 0% | $3,882 |
| 65 | Los Angeles City College | 33 | 1% | $3,137 |
| 66 | Minneapolis Community and Technical College | 33 | 3% | $6,796 |
| 67 | San Francisco Film School | 33 | 100% | N/A |
| 68 | 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 | Â鶹Íø of Central Arkansas | 28 | 1% | $22,563 |
| 73 | Southern Methodist Â鶹Íø | 27 | 1% | $74,737 |
| 74 | Santa Monica College | 27 | 0% | $2,888 |
| 75 | Oklahoma City Community College | 26 | 1% | $5,659 |
| 76 | Fairleigh Dickinson Â鶹Íø-Florham Campus | 26 | 3% | $60,644 |
| 77 | Northwest Vista College | 26 | 1% | $4,311 |
| 78 | AI Miami International Â鶹Íø of Art and Design | 26 | 6% | $19,104 |
| 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 | Virginia Commonwealth Â鶹Íø | 24 | 0% | $32,041 |
| 83 | Lansing Community College | 24 | 1% | $4,330 |
| 84 | Ringling College of Art and Design | 24 | 9% | $67,554 |
| 85 | Mott Community College | 23 | 2% | $5,086 |
| 86 | Belmont Â鶹Íø | 23 | 1% | $52,760 |
| 87 | SUNY Westchester Community College | 23 | 1% | $7,236 |
| 88 | The Art Institute of Washington | 23 | 15% | N/A |
| 89 | 22 | 1% | $21,746 | |
| 90 | Atlantic Â鶹Íø College | 22 | 11% | $8,425 |
| 91 | Washtenaw Community College | 22 | 1% | $3,528 |
| 92 | Santa Rosa Junior College | 22 | 0% | $3,246 |
| 93 | Madison Media Institute | 22 | 19% | $14,783 |
| 94 | Central Washington Â鶹Íø | 21 | 1% | $23,201 |
| 95 | College of the Canyons | 20 | 0% | $3,073 |
| 96 | The Art Institute of Houston | 20 | 7% | $19,068 |
| 97 | Argosy Â鶹Íø-The Art Institute of California-Hollywood | 20 | 6% | $20,565 |
| 98 | Arkansas State Â鶹Íø Mid-South | 20 | 4% | $4,064 |
| 99 | The Art Institute of Pittsburgh | 20 | 13% | $19,032 |
| 100 | SAE Expression College | 20 | 19% | $26,699 |
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.