Film Schools near Memphis
Memphis, TN
(population: 662,989) has
sixty-six film schools within
a 500-mile radius of its city center.
Northwestern University, the highest ranked school in this group with a film program, has a total student population of 19,853. It is the
11th highest ranked school in the USA and the
highest in the state of Illinois.
To learn more about film programs in Memphis,
ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of film professors at Northwestern University such as
Jason Betke,
M. Scott Curtis,
Michael Elyanow,
Jeffrey Sconce,
and David Tolchinsky.
Film students from Memphis 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.
Memphis lies in Shelby county, which is one of the
26 counties in Tennessee. Overall, the Memphis-MS-AR area has 605,630 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1.2% unemployment
rate, $18.93/hr average worker wage, and a $39,380 average annual salary.
Of the 66 film schools
with a 500-mile radius of
Memphis,
only 25 have a student population over 10k.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
The Art Institute of Atlanta
comes out as the most expensive ($36,852/yr) for film students, with Tallahassee Community College as the lowest, reported at only $4,968/yr.
Film Programs near Memphis
Northwestern University
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Masters, PhD
Vanderbilt University
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Emory University
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
University of Georgia
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Tulane University of Louisiana
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
DePauw University
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Texas Christian University
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Illinois at Chicago
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Webster University
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Georgia State University
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Birmingham Southern College
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Watkins College of Art & Design
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Oklahoma City University
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Huntington University
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Stephens College
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Washington University in St Louis
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Chicago
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Florida State University
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
University of Iowa
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Masters
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Southern Methodist University
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Masters
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Kansas
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
DePaul University
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
University of Tulsa
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Masters
University of Central Arkansas
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Nossi College of Art
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Meridian Technology Center
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered:
Certificate
Southern Adventist University
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors
The Illinois Institute of Art-Schaumburg
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Bob Jones University
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Wright State University-Main Campus
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Graceland University-Lamoni
Film/Cinema Studies
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered:
Certificate
The Art Institute of Dallas
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
The Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Kansas City Art Institute
Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
K D Studio
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates
The Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates
The Art Institute of Atlanta
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Haywood Community College
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates
Columbia College Chicago
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Gulf Coast Community College
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates
Missouri Western State University
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Tallahassee Community College
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates
Northwest Florida State College
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates
Pensacola Junior College
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered:
Associates
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates
Houston Community College System
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
College of DuPage
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Pellissippi State Technical Community College
Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Levels offered:
Associates
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