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Three Top Film Schools in the United States

Higher Education Articles November 22, 2012

You can complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) or Bachelor of Arts (BA) in screenwriting and film production in any film colleges and universities located across the United States.  Students can earn a Master of Fine Arts in film making in some of those schools or even a Ph.D. in critical studies. In this article; I’ll discuss  the top three film schools in the country:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

The film school is called the USC School of Cinematic Arts. It is the nation’s first ever film school that began in 1929. Eighty-three years later, it has several departments each focused on particular areas such as interactive media, producing, screenwriting, animation, criticism, and film and television production. Barring production, you can pursue a degree (BA or BFA) in any of the above areas. However, you can pursue an MFA degree in all of the above areas, if you choose to do post-graduate education in the critical studies; you could get an MA or go beyond that to become a Ph.D. In 2011, USC was ranked number twenty-three among universities in its category. (Source: U.S. News and World Report).

New York University, New York City, NY

The Tisch School of the Arts, a college in New York University has film training courses that run under the auspices of its Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television. Those seeking a bachelor degree in film and television opt to study film criticism, scriptwriting, editing, audio production, acting, directing, animation, production or film history.  During the program, MFA students are required to produce at least five movies and they get to work as a camera operator and crew member in projects handled by classmates.

A bachelor degree may be followed by a master degree (MFA) in filmmaking or MFA and MBA combination in production. In 2011, NYU was ranked number thirty-three among national universities.

Ohio University, Athens, OH

Ohio University, a public university, has six campuses housing 32,300 students.  There are eleven colleges at the main campus in Athens, Ohio. In 2011, Ohio was ranked number one hundred twenty-four among national universities. Students can aspire to earn various degrees in filmmaking at the School of Film in the university’s College of Fine Arts. This include a Honors Tutorial College BFA, an undergraduate minor in film, a MA, and a MFA. If prospective students choose to pursue a four-year honors tutorial program, they can specialize in either film studies or film production.  Apart from the coursework to be completed, students need to complete a major thesis project in the area of specialization.

List of Ten Great Film Schools in the U.S.

College/University Name Distinction Location
American Film Institute Conservatory The American Film Institute Directing Workshop for Women program Los Angeles, CA
California Institute of the Arts The Community Arts Partnership program Valencia, CA
Columbia University The multidisciplinary Arts Collaboration Lab summer program New York, NY
Florida State University The Torchlight Program for film business Tallahassee, FL
New York University The First Run Film Festival New York, NY
Northwestern University Film program offers interdisciplinary MFA in film and theater Evanston, IL
Ohio University The Honors Tutorial College BFA in Film Athens, OH
University of California – Los Angeles The MFA in Cinematography program Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California The MFA Producer’s Program Los Angeles, CA
University of Texas – Austin The University of Texas Film Institute (UTFI) Austin, TX

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