Best Filmmaking colleges in the U.S.

Best Filmmaking colleges in the U.S. for 2025

New York Film Academy
Burbank, CA

New York Film Academy offers 8 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a small, private for-profit, four-year university in a midsize city. In 2022, 325 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 137 Master's degrees, 113 Bachelor's degrees, 73 Certificates, and 2 Associate's degrees.

New York University
New York, NY

New York University offers 3 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 415 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 357 Bachelor's degrees, 54 Master's degrees, and 4 Doctoral degrees.

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Community College of Aurora offers 3 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a medium sized, public, two-year college in a large city. In 2022, 51 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 37 Associate's degrees, and 14 Certificates.

Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA

Academy of Art University offers 8 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a medium sized, private for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 64 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 42 Bachelor's degrees, 20 Master's degrees, and 2 Associate's degrees.

University of Southern California offers 5 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 317 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 178 Bachelor's degrees, 135 Master's degrees, and 4 Doctoral degrees.

Columbia College Chicago offers 5 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 128 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 115 Bachelor's degrees, and 13 Master's degrees.

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

Temple University offers 5 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 168 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 142 Bachelor's degrees, 16 Certificates, 9 Master's degrees, and 1 Doctoral degree.

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University of California-Los Angeles offers 4 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city. In 2022, 121 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 88 Master's degrees, 27 Bachelor's degrees, and 6 Doctoral degrees.

University of California-Santa Barbara offers 3 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a midsize suburb. In 2022, 166 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 164 Bachelor's degrees, 1 Master's degree, and 1 Doctoral degree.

University of California-Santa Cruz offers 4 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a small city. In 2022, 188 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 172 Bachelor's degrees, 8 Master's degrees, and 8 Doctoral degrees.

List of all Filmmaking colleges in the U.S.

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
New York Film Academy Logo New York Film Academy Burbank, CA
5/5
9 : 1 1,285
New York University Logo New York University New York, NY
5/5
20 : 1 59,144
Community College of Aurora Logo Community College of Aurora Aurora, CO
2/5
141 : 1 8,343
Academy of Art University Logo Academy of Art University San Francisco, CA
5/5
54 : 1 6,786
University of Southern California Logo University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
5/5
23 : 1 48,945