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Film Schools in the United States
Compare 10 US film schools, from undergraduate degrees to graduate conservatories and short practical courses. Check the exact program, costs and student experiences.
10 published school reviews · Program-specific evidence and costs
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Los Angeles, California · USA
AFI Conservatory
Two-year MFA by discipline
Graduate filmmaking by discipline: teaching, collaboration, thesis work and annual attendance costs.
Orange, California · USA
Chapman University — Dodge College
Production BFA & separate MFAs
Production specializations, tuition and film fees, with recent MFA editing criticism kept separate from undergraduate evidence.
Tallahassee, Florida · USA
Florida State University — College of Motion Picture Arts
Production BFA & separate MFAs
Public-university costs, funded production and film ownership, with undergraduate and graduate accounts kept separate.
Winter Park, Florida · USA
Full Sail University
Campus Film BS; separate online degree
Campus Film and online Digital Cinematography compared, including full-program prices, workload and film-graduate accounts.
Los Angeles, California · USA
Loyola Marymount University — School of Film and Television
Production BA & MFA
Undergraduate and graduate production, specialization, film rights and the practical gaps described by students.
New York City & Los Angeles · USA
New York Film Academy
Degrees, certificates & short workshops
Separate the nine-semester filmmaking BFA from conservatory certificates, acting and short workshops before comparing reviews or prices.
New York City, New York · USA
NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Film & TV BFA; separate graduate routes
Undergraduate filmmaking and graduate film, with student perspectives, annual costs and extra project spending.
Los Angeles, California · USA
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
Film BA & separate graduate programs
The Film BA, graduate production routes, residency-dependent costs and the limits of older MFA reviews.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina · USA
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Four-year Filmmaking BFA
Conservatory filmmaking, specialization and transfer rules, with resident/nonresident fees and contrasting craft-specific accounts.
Los Angeles, California · USA
USC School of Cinematic Arts
BA, BFA & MFA
Compare undergraduate and graduate production, current tuition, student accounts and the ownership of school films.
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California
6 school reviews. Compare the exact course, campus and qualification.
New York
2 school reviews. Compare the exact course, campus and qualification.
Florida
2 school reviews. Compare the exact course, campus and qualification.
North Carolina
1 school review. Compare the exact course, campus and qualification.
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Reviews combine official program information with attributed student accounts. Evidence varies by course and year; each guide explains its limits. Production, acting, writing and film studies are different choices. A school-wide star rating does not establish the quality of an individual program. Check linked official sources for your current intake and fees.