Film Cinema Media Studies

A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/media arts, as well as the basic principles of filmmaking and film production.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 211 institutions across the United States, with a total of 17938 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

371

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

152

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

4,687

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

574

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

12,080

awards given

Top Schools for Film Cinema Media Studies

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

Rank	Institution	Degrees
1	Full Sail University Winter Park, FL	2,306
2	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	798
3	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	660
4	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	606
5	American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles, CA	600
6	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	534
7	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	525
8	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	420
9	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	378
10	University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA	342
11	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	303
12	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	300
13	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	273
14	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	249
15	California College of ASU Los Angeles, CA	237
16	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	231
17	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	228
18	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	225
19	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	213
20	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	207
21	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	192
22	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	183
23	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	183
24	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	180
25	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	180
26	Pace University New York, NY	174
27	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	174
28	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	162
29	American University Washington, DC	159
30	Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	150
31	Portland State University Portland, OR	141
32	Emory University Atlanta, GA	138
33	Regent University Virginia Beach, VA	138
34	Fordham University Bronx, NY	132
35	Tufts University Medford, MA	132
36	California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA	126
37	Brigham Young University Provo, UT	123
38	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	116
39	Morehouse College Atlanta, GA	105
40	Boise State University Boise, ID	99
41	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	96
42	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH	93
43	The New School New York, NY	93
44	Santa Monica College Santa Monica, CA	93
45	Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen, CA	90
46	Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, CA	87
47	CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	87
48	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	81
49	Chapman University Orange, CA	81
50	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	78
51	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	78
52	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	75
53	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	75
54	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	75
55	Yale University New Haven, CT	72
56	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	72
57	University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	72
58	Barnard College New York, NY	72
59	Palomar College San Marcos, CA	66
60	Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA	66
61	Occidental College Los Angeles, CA	63
62	Champlain College Burlington, VT	63
63	College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	63
64	Colgate University Hamilton, NY	60
65	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	60
66	University of Chicago Chicago, IL	57
67	Denison University Granville, OH	57
68	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	57
69	Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO	57
70	City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA	55
71	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	51
72	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) Norton, MA	51
73	Clark University Worcester, MA	51
74	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH	51
75	Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	51
76	Oglethorpe University Atlanta, GA	48
77	University of Georgia Athens, GA	48
78	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	48
79	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE	45
80	Smith College Northampton, MA	45
81	Dillard University New Orleans, LA	45
82	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA	45
83	University of Idaho Moscow, ID	42
84	Clemson University Clemson, SC	42
85	California Baptist University Riverside, CA	42
86	Kenyon College Gambier, OH	42
87	Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN	42
88	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	42
89	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	42
90	Carleton College Northfield, MN	42
91	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	42
92	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	42
93	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	42
94	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	42
95	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	42
96	Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	42
97	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN	39
98	Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	39
99	University of Hartford West Hartford, CT	39
100	Houston Christian University Houston, TX	39