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Best Schools for Film Studies in Michigan
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the film studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Film Studies
No school ranked higher than University Of Michigan Ann Arbor this year for film studies. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, University Of Michigan Ann Arbor is a very large public university. Roughly 93% of students complete a degree within six years here. University Of Michigan Ann Arbor awarded about 77 film studies degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the film studies program make about $25,565 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $19,760.
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Michigan State University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best film studies schools. Set in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State University is a very large public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 81%. Michigan State University awarded about 10 film studies degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their film studies degree from Michigan State University earn around $54,166 in the first couple years of their career. Michigan State University graduates carry a median of $25,213 in student loans.
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A rank of #3 makes Grand Valley State University one of the top schools for film studies. This very large public university is located in the town of Allendale. The six-year graduation rate is 67%. About 58 film studies degrees were awarded at Grand Valley State University in the most recent year. Students who receive their film studies degree from Grand Valley State University earn around $25,256 in the first couple years of their career. Students borrow a median of $25,899 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 12 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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