Cinematography and Film Video Production

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.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 277 institutions across the United States, with a total of 27897 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

1,491

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

933

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

5,517

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

1,011

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

18,913

awards given

Top Schools for Cinematography and Film Video Production

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	New York University New York, NY	1,461
2	Miami Dade College Miami, FL	1,380
3	New York Film Academy Burbank, CA	1,017
4	Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA	1,011
5	Emerson College Boston, MA	894
6	DePaul University Chicago, IL	828
7	Chapman University Orange, CA	753
8	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	723
9	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	567
10	Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology Orlando, FL	498
11	Los Angeles Film School Hollywood, CA	471
12	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	444
13	Central New Mexico Community College Albuquerque, NM	436
14	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	416
15	Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL	348
16	Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL	322
17	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	321
18	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	318
19	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	315
20	University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston Salem, NC	303
21	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	291
22	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	288
23	Biola University La Mirada, CA	270
24	Los Angeles City College Los Angeles, CA	260
25	Utah Valley University Orem, UT	240
26	Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	234
27	Montana State University Bozeman, MT	228
28	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI	220
29	Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	219
30	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	216
31	Motion Picture Institute Troy, MI	216
32	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA	210
33	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	207
34	Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ	201
35	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	195
36	Valencia College Orlando, FL	191
37	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	189
38	Massachusetts College of Art and Design Boston, MA	183
39	Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO	174
40	Nashville Film Institute Nashville, TN	171
41	Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA	165
42	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	165
43	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	162
44	Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	159
45	Liberty University Lynchburg, VA	156
46	Belmont University Nashville, TN	153
47	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	147
48	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	147
49	West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA	144
50	Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA	141
51	Cape Fear Community College Wilmington, NC	140
52	Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham Campus Madison, NJ	138
53	Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ	135
54	University of Miami Coral Gables, FL	135
55	Houston Community College Houston, TX	135
56	California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA	132
57	Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX	129
58	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus Denver, CO	126
59	Baylor University Waco, TX	126
60	Point Park University Pittsburgh, PA	126
61	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	123
62	Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA	120
63	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	117
64	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	114
65	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI	114
66	University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR	111
67	San Francisco Film School San Francisco, CA	111
68	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	108
69	Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA	107
70	Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA	105
71	Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn, NY	105
72	Fitchburg State University Fitchburg, MA	105
73	Colegio de Cinematografía Artes y Television Bayamon, PR	105
74	Clayton State University Morrow, GA	102
75	Seattle Film Institute Seattle, WA	99
76	Webster University Saint Louis, MO	96
77	Taylor University Upland, IN	93
78	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	87
79	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	87
80	Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	81
81	Huntington University Huntington, IN	78
82	Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny, IA	77
83	Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA	75
84	Moore Norman Technology Center Norman, OK	75
85	Keene State College Keene, NH	75
86	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	72
87	California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA	72
88	College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, CA	69
89	Pima Community College Tucson, AZ	69
90	Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor, MI	68
91	Southern Oklahoma Technology Center Ardmore, OK	64
92	CUNY City College New York, NY	63
93	CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside, NY	63
94	Atlantic University Guaynabo, PR	63
95	Palm Beach State College Lake Worth, FL	63
96	High Point University High Point, NC	63
97	Columbus State University Columbus, GA	61
98	Five Towns College Dix Hills, NY	60
99	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	60
100	Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL	60