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Film Schools in Massachusetts

Massachusetts contains sixteen schools that offer film programs. Boston College, the highest-ranking film school in MA, has a total student population of 15,036 and is the 29th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 16 film schools in Massachusetts, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Northeastern University comes out as the most expensive ($32,703/yr), with Holyoke Community College as the lowest recorded at only $8,599/yr.

Film students from Massachusetts schools who go on to become filmmakers, producers, directors, film directors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 79,780 people working as producers and directors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $86,870. Also, Actors make on average $0 per year and there are about 39,880 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Massachusetts alone, there are 1,370 employed actors earning an average yearly salary of $"*". Producers and directors in this state earn $69,580/yr and there are 3,000 employed.

Also, within the film schools in Massachusetts, the average student population is 2,580 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from film, there are 5364 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 4,075 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,628, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Film Programs in Massachusetts

Boston College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Boston University

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Masters

Northeastern University

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Bachelors

Wellesley College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Emerson College

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Hampshire College

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Fitchburg State College

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Suffolk University

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Smith College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mount Holyoke College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Clark University

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Bard College at Simon's Rock

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The New England Institute of Art

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Holyoke Community College

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Greenfield Community College

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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Massachusetts Interesting Facts

• 552 original documents pertaining to the Salem witch trials of 1692 have been preserved and are still stored by the Peabody Essex Museum.
• Boston built the first subway system in the United States in 1897.
• Although over 30 communities in the colonies eventually renamed themselves to honor Benjamin Franklin. The Massachusetts Town of Franklin was the first and changed its name in 1778.
• "Norfolk County is the birthplace of four United States presidents: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George Herbert Walker Bush."
• In Holyoke, William G. Morgan, created a new game called "Mintonette" in 1895. After a demonstration given at the YMCA in nearby Springfield, the name "Mintonette" was replaced with the now familiar name "Volleyball."

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See Also

• Film Information
• Salary Details for a Filmmaker
• Online Film Schools
• Online Film Programs
• Online Film Courses

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