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Film Schools in New York

New York contains 32 schools that offer film programs. Columbia University in the City of New York, the highest-ranking film school in NY, has a total student population of 24,230 and is the 4th highest ranked school in America.

Of the 32 film schools in New York, only 16 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, School of Visual Arts comes out as the most expensive ($35,643/yr), with Rockland Community College as the lowest recorded at only $5,015/yr.

Film students from New York 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 New York alone, there are 7,280 employed actors earning an average yearly salary of $"*". Producers and directors in this state earn $114,290/yr and there are 14,420 employed.

Also, within the film schools in New York, the average student population is 2,856 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from film, there are 10195 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,318 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,933, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.

Film Programs in New York

Columbia University in the City of New York

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Masters
• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Masters

New York University

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters, PhD

Vassar College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Barnard College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University of Rochester

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Rochester Institute of Technology

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors
• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Ithaca College

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

SUNY College at Brockport

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Masters

School of Visual Arts

• Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

SUNY at Purchase College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors
• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Long Island University-C W Post Campus

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

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

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Five Towns College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

SUNY at Binghamton

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

University at Buffalo

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

St. John's University-New York

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates, Bachelors

CUNY Hunter College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

CUNY Queens College

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pace University-New York

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Pratt Institute-Main

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

CUNY Brooklyn College

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

CUNY City College

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

The Art Institute of New York City

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Villa Maria College Buffalo

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

CUNY College of Staten Island

• Film/Cinema Studies
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors, Masters

Mercy College

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  

  Levels offered: Bachelors

Mohawk Valley Community College-Utica Branch

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate

Nassau Community College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

Suffolk County Community College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Onondaga Community College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Herkimer County Community College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

Rockland Community College

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
  

  Levels offered: Associates

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