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2026 Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools in Kentucky

1 Colleges in the United States
28 Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Awarded
$47,173 Avg Early-Career Salary

Film, Video & Photographic Arts degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for film, video & photographic arts students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Film, Video & Photographic Arts in Kentucky

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

Top Schools in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

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Our analysis ranked University Of Kentucky the best school in the country for a degree in film, video & photographic arts. Located in the city of Lexington, University Of Kentucky is a very large public university. About 71% of students finish within six years. University Of Kentucky awarded about 11 film, video & photographic arts degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their film, video & photographic arts degree from University Of Kentucky earn around $49,568 in the first couple years of their career. University Of Kentucky graduates carry a median of $24,094 in student loans. Get the full film, video & photographic arts details for University Of Kentucky

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Western Kentucky University crest
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in film, video & photographic arts, ranking #2. Western Kentucky University is a large public school located in the city of Bowling Green. Western Kentucky University graduates 58% of students within six years. Western Kentucky University awarded about 17 film, video & photographic arts degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the film, video & photographic arts program make about $44,778 in their early career. Western Kentucky University graduates carry a median of $24,499 in student loans. Get the full film, video & photographic arts details for Western Kentucky University

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Notes and References

This list is compiled 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 · 7 schools evaluated.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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