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2026 Best Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Colleges in the United States
100 Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Awarded
$24,440 Avg Early-Career Salary

Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their other film/video & photographic arts programs.

College Factual analyzed 15 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best other film/video & photographic arts schools.

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Best Schools for Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 other film/video & photographic arts degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts

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Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY

Ithaca College tops our 2026 ranking of the best other film/video & photographic arts schools. This moderately-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of Ithaca. About 76% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 28 other film/video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at Ithaca College in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, other film/video & photographic arts degree recipients from Ithaca College generally make around $23,782. Typical student debt for the program is $25,000. See the full other film/video & photographic arts program report for Ithaca College

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School Of Visual Arts is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in other film/video & photographic arts, ranking #2. Set in the city of New York, School Of Visual Arts is a mid-sized private for-profit institution. About 76% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 58 other film/video & photographic arts students who graduated with this degree at School Of Visual Arts in the most recent data year. Students who receive their other film/video & photographic arts degree from School Of Visual Arts earn around $26,888 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000. More information about a degree in other film/video & photographic arts from School Of Visual Arts

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Desales University
Center Valley, PA

Desales University is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in other film/video & photographic arts, ranking #3. This mid-sized private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of Center Valley. Desales University graduates 72% of students within six years. Desales University awarded about 14 other film/video & photographic arts degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their other film/video & photographic arts degree from Desales University earn around $22,651 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $27,000. More information about a degree in other film/video & photographic arts from Desales University

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced 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 · 15 schools evaluated.

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