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Top 10 Film Schools in the US: California a Great Place to Major in Film, Video and Photo Arts

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When looking for a film school, prospective students cannot do much better than picking a Los Angeles- or New York-based school.

Three of College Factual's 10 best schools for film majors are in the University of California system and six were located in the state. Two are in New York City and the other two were elsewhere on the east coast.

For their methodology (read it in full HERE), College Factual factored graduate earnings, major focus, related major concentration, accreditation and overall college quality. All the sub-factors are then weighted with three different options, simply high, medium and low.

Here are the top 10 schools for a major in film, video and photographic arts from College Factual.

1. University of Southern California

Location: Los Angeles, Calif.

Acceptance rate: 17.8 percent

Avg. starting/mid-career salary: $48,000/$72,000

2. New York University

Location: New York City, N.Y.

Acceptance rate: 34 percent

Avg. starting/mid-career salary: $41,000/$90,000

3. University of California - Los Angeles

Location: Los Angeles, Calif.

Acceptance rate: 18.2 percent

Avg. starting/mid-career salary: $43,000/$83,000

4. Chapman University

Location: Orange, Calif.

Acceptance rate: 45 percent

Avg. starting/mid-career salary: $34,000/$70,000

5. Loyola Marymount University

Location: Los Angeles, Calif.

Acceptance rate: 50.2 percent

Avg. starting/mid-career salary: $45,000/$65,000

6. University of California - Berkeley

Location: Berkeley, Calif.

Acceptance rate: 17 percent

Avg. starting/mid-career salary: $45,000/$77,000

7. University of California - Santa Cruz

Location: Santa Cruz, Calif.

Acceptance rate: 48.6 percent

Avg. starting/mid-career salary: $45,000/$65,000

8. American University

Location: Washington D.C.

Acceptance rate: 41.6 percent

Avg. starting/mid-career salary: $39,000/$67,000

9. Wesleyan University

Location: Middletown, Conn.

Acceptance rate: 24 percent

Avg. starting/mid-career salary: $40,000/$69,000

10. Pratt Institute - Main

Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.

Acceptance rate: 24 percent

Avg. starting/mid-career salary: $43,000/$73,000

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