List of film schools in the United States

In the United States, there are numerous institutions both public and private dedicated to teaching film either as a department in a larger university, or as a stand-alone entity. Colleges offering film degrees as part of their arts or communications curriculum differ from colleges with a dedicated film program, which offer degrees in multiple aspects of filmmaking such as theory, directing, cinematography, and screenwriting.

There is also a distinction between film programs in private colleges and art schools, and purely for-profit institutions.

Active institutions

University Department City StatePublic or PrivateType of DegreeNumber of DegreesYear EstablishedNorthern Virginia Community CollegeCinemaWoodbridgeVirginiaPublicAssociate of Fine Arts12018Kansas City Art InstituteFilmmakingKansas CityMissouriPrivateBaccalaureate collegeLouisiana State UniversityDepartment of TheatreBaton RougeLouisianaPublicGraduate-Doctorate LargeLSU New OrleansFilm and TheatreNew OrleansLouisiana PublicDoctorate Granting UniversityWestern Colorado Community CollegeDigital FilmmakingGrand JunctionColorado PublicAssociate Degree, Technical Certificates22018 Biola UniversityCinema and Media Arts La Mirada California Private Baccalaureate college1979 University of Colorado Denver CU Denver Film and Television Denver Colorado Public Baccalaureate college451994 University of North Alabama Film & Digital Media Production Florence Alabama Public Master's university25Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale School of Film+TheatreScottsdaleArizona PublicAssociates colleges Arizona State University School of Theatre and Film Tempe Arizona Public Doctorate Granting University42005 University of Arizona Jack and Vivian Hanson Arizona Film Institute Tucson Arizona Public Doctorate Granting University8579 Bachelors 6 Masters2002 Yavapai College Zaki Gordon Institute Sedona Arizona Public Associates colleges242000 University of Central Arkansas Mass Communication and Theatre Conway Arkansas Public Masters Universities2726 Bachelors 1 Masters Southern Arkansas University Tech Multimedia Technology Camden Arkansas Public Associates colleges33 Academy of Art University School of Motion Pictures and Television San Francisco California Private Master's university17221 Associates 109 Bachelors 42 Masters2004 American Film Institute American Film Institute Conservatory Los Angeles California Private Special-focus institutions11128 in the masters directing and cinematography programs and 14 in the masters design and editing program1969 N/A City College of San Francisco San Francisco California Public Associates collegesUnknownUnknown1935 N/A Berkeley Digital Film Institute Berkeley California Private(for-profit) Associates collegesUnknown2007 Chapman University Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts Orange California Private Master's university14293 Bachelors 49 Masters1996 California College of the Arts Film Program Oakland, San Francisco California Private Baccalaureate college13 California Institute of the Arts School of Film/Video Valencia California Private Master's university9653 Bachelors 43 Masters Students1971 California State University, Los Angeles Cal State LA Studios Los Angeles California Public Baccalaureate college88 California State University, Fullerton Radio-TV-Film Fullerton California Public Baccalaureate college1731989 California State University, Long Beach Department of Film and Electronic Arts Long Beach California Public Baccalaureate college1131982 California State University, Northridge Department of Cinema and Television Arts Northridge California Public Baccalaureate college3541983 N/A Columbia College Hollywood Tarzana California Private Baccalaureate college624 Associates, 58 Bachelors1953 Cornish College of the Arts Film Department Seattle, Washington Washington Private Baccalaureate college622015 N/A Global Cinematography Institute Los Angeles California Private Special-focus institutionsUnknown2012 N/A Los Angeles Film School Hollywood California Private (for-profit) Associates college3211999 Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University School of Film and Television Los Angeles California Private Master's university572003 New York Film Academy New York Film Academy, LA Universal City California Private Master's universityBaccalaureate collegeAssociates colleges1992 San Diego State University School of Theatre, Television and Film San Diego California Public Baccalaureate college Platt College (San Diego) Digital Video and Media Production San Diego California Private Baccalaureate college1985 Studio School (Formerly Known as Relativity School) (Hussian College) Film + Digital Content Los Angeles California Public Baccalaureate college Unknown2014 San Francisco Art Institute School of Studio Practice (film) San Francisco California Private Master's university181947First Course Offered in Film San Francisco State University Cinema Department at San Francisco State University San Francisco California Public Master's university1941965 San Jose State University Department of TV, Radio, Film & Theatre San Jose California Public Baccalaureate college61 University of California, Los Angeles UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television Los Angeles California Public Doctorate Granting university13033 Bachelors 93 Masters 4 Doctorates1939College of Applied Arts Founded which turned into the College of Fine Art in 1960 and the Current name in 1989 University of Southern California USC School of Cinematic Arts Los Angeles California Private Doctorate Granting university379210 Bachelors 157 Masters 12 Doctorates1929 Community College of Aurora Colorado Film School Aurora Colorado Public Associate's collegeUnknown1990s University of Colorado at Boulder Cinema Studies and Moving Image Arts Boulder Colorado Public Doctorate Granting University951972 Sacred Heart University FTMA Stamford Connecticut Private Master's university2013 Wesleyan University Center for Film Studies Middletown Connecticut Private Baccalaureate college302004 American University Film and Media Arts Studies Washington D.C. District of Columbia Private Master's university9046 Bachelors 44 Masters1984Johns Hopkins UniversityFilm and MediaBaltimoreMaryland PrivateMaster's university112015 Howard University Film and Media Arts Washington D.C. District of Columbia Private Master's university7976 Bachelors 3 Masters1971 Florida State University FSU College of Motion Picture, Television and Recording Arts Tallahassee, Florida Florida Public Doctorate Granting University5425 Bachelors 29 Masters1989 N/A Full Sail University Winter Park Florida Private(for-profit) Baccalaureate college7131979 Ringling College of Art and Design Digital Filmmaking Sarasota Florida Private Baccalaureate college682007 University of Central Florida Film Program Orlando Florida Public Master's university89 University of Miami Motion Picture Program Miami Florida Private Master's university991974In 1950, the Radio and Television Department added film courses and became the Department of Radio, Television, and Motion Picture, although a separate Motion Picture major would have to wait until 1974. Savannah College of Art and Design School of Film, Digital Media and Performing Arts Savannah Georgia Private Master's university172139 Bachelors 33 Masters1978 Columbia College Film & Video Department Chicago Illinois Private Master's university445439 Bachelors 6 Masters1961 DePaul University School of Cinema and Interactive Media Chicago Illinois Private Master's university7661 Bachelors 15 Masters2008 Northwestern University Department of Radio, Television + Film Evanston Illinois Private Master's university6862 Bachelors 6 Masters1981 School of the Art Institute of Chicago Film, Video, New Media, and Animation Chicago Illinois Private Master's universityBaccalaureate collegeUnknown1967 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Department of Cinema and Photography Carbondale Illinois Public Master's university75 Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy Film + Broadcast Department Chicago Illinois Private Associates colleges2007 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Department of Media and Cinema Studies Champaign-Urbana Illinois Public Doctorate Granting university431948 University of Notre Dame Department of Film, Television, and Theatre South Bend Indiana Private Doctorate Granting university411998 University of Iowa Department of Cinema and Comparative Literature Iowa City Iowa Public Doctorate Granting University58Western Kentucky UniversityFilm ProgramBowling GreenKentucky PublicDoctorate Granting university2010 Towson University Department of Electronic Media and Film Towson Maryland Public Baccalaureate college1211981Academic program is restructured into 6 colleges: Allied Health and Physical Education, Education, Fine Arts and Communication, Liberal Arts, Natural and Mathematical Sciences; and the School of Business and Economics. Boston University Department of Film & Television Boston Massachusetts Private Master's university208166 Bachelors 42 Masters1947founding of communications schoolUniversity of Rhode IslandHarrington School of Communication and MediaKingston and ProvidenceRhode Island PublicBaccalaureate college2008 Emerson College Visual and Media Arts Boston Massachusetts Private Master's university368334 Bachelors and 52 Masters1972 Fitchburg State University Film/Video Fitchburg Massachusetts Public Baccalaureate college56 Massachusetts College of Art and Design Department of film/video Boston Massachusetts Public Master's universityBaccalaureate college7967 Bachelor of Fine Art and Masters program1977 Grand Valley State University Film and Video Production Allendale Michigan Public Baccalaureate collegeUnknownUnknown Minnesota State University Moorhead Cinema Arts and Digital Technologies Moorhead Minnesota Public Baccalaureate college26University of Southern MississippiEntertainment Industry (Film)Long BeachMississippi PublicBaccalaureate collegeUnknownUnknown Missouri State University Department of Media, Journalism & Film Springfield Missouri Public Master's university67 Webster University Film Production and Film Studies Saint Louis Missouri Private Baccalaureate college38 Montana State University School of Film and Photography Bozeman Montana Public Master's university10386 Bachelors 17 Masters1960 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Film & New Media, Johnny Carson School of Theatre & Film Lincoln Nebraska Public Doctorate Granting UniversityUnknown1999 Santa Fe University of Art and Design The Film School Santa Fe New Mexico Private(for-profit) Baccalaureate college36 Buffalo State University Television and Film Arts Buffalo New York Public City University of New York colleges with film programs Brooklyn College City College of New York College of Staten Island Hunter College Kingsborough Community College Film Programs New York City New York Public Master's universityMaster's universityBaccalaureate collegeAssociates colleges130

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