Film StudiesNorth America

245 Master's degrees in Film Studies in North America

San José State University4,4(38)

San Jose, United States Top 9% in Worldwide

Art - Art History and Visual Culture

The Art - Art History and Visual Culture MA course from San José State University offers a broad education in art history, including preparation for a Ph.D. degree program.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$20,920/yr

Sacred Heart University4,1(13)

Fairfield, United States

Film and Television

Film and Television at Sacred Heart University is devoted to cinematic storytelling across all platforms.

M.F.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$49,000/yr

Quinnipiac University4,3(4)

Online

Cinematic Production Management

The Cinematic Production Management Master is offered by Quinnipiac University. The entertainment industry is hungry for organized and capable leaders who understand the production pipeline from both a creative and business perspective.

M.A. Part-time Online

2 years$19,080/yr

University of Southern California4,1(63)

Los Angeles, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Digital Social Media

If you are interested in working in the digital and social media sector, if you want to be a social media professional or an entrepreneur in this area, if you want to understand the science and practice of digital social media, then the Digital Social Media MSc program at University of Southern California is the graduate degree experience for you.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$39,472/yr

Fanshawe College4,5(23)

London, Canada

Advanced Filmmaking

This Advanced Filmmaking Postgrad.Cert program from Fanshawe College gives you the practical skills and knowledge you need to join the film and television industry in a variety of positions. Learning from industry professionals, you will gain hands-on experience in all stages of production. You won’t just be learning about films, you’ll be making them at Fanshawe's state-of-the art film school.

Postgraduate Certificate Full-time On-campus

9 months$26,135/full

University of California, Santa Cruz4,6(12)

Santa Cruz, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Social Documentation

Social Documentation from University of California, Santa Cruz is designed for future documentarians committed to social change and to documenting communities, cultures, issues, and individuals who are marginalized in our current landscape of representation.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$15,102/yr

Western Illinois University4,2(34)

Macomb, United States

Theatre

The Department of Theatre and Dance offers a program of graduate study leading to the Master of Fine Arts degree at Western Illinois University in the following areas of concentration: acting, directing, and design (costume, lighting, and scenic).

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$16,285/yr

University of California, San Diego4,2(14)

San Diego, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Directing

The Directing Program at University of California, San Diego develops directors who are creative, impactful leaders of highly collaborative theatrical processes.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$29,532/yr

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(74)

Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Cinematography

The Cinematography program of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers comprehensive training in the aesthetic, technical and organizational aspects of cinematography.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$36,297/yr

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee3,8(14)

Milwaukee, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Curriculum and Instruction - English Education (Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies)

University of Wisconsin Milwaukee's Department of Teaching and Learning offers a graduate program of study in Curriculum and Instruction - English Education (Media, Cinema, and Digital Studies), including choices of concentration in three Focus Areas: Subject Area, Instructional Level Area and Cross-Curricular Area.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year$27,090/yr

New York Film Academy4,0(4)

Los Angeles, United States

Producing

In New York Film Academy’s Master’s of Fine Arts (MFA) Degree in Producing program, located at our Los Angeles campus, students master every step of the filmmaking production process.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$44,152/yr

Arizona State University4,3(230)

Online Top 1% in Worldwide

Film and Media Studies

Complete the Film and Media Studies MAS degree from Arizona State University in two years in a program ideal for working professionals and lifelong learners looking to develop media literacy training in film, television and digital media. Faculty for this program include noted media scholars, critics and filmmakers.

Master Part-time Online

$10,890/yr

East Tennessee State University3,9(21)

Johnson City, United States Top 9% in Worldwide

Communication and Storytelling Studies

The Communication and Storytelling Studies course from East Tennessee State University is connecting cultural understanding and critique, oral performance, communication knowledge, and marketable skill.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

2 years$27,234/yr

University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)

Philadelphia, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Cinema and Media Studies

The Department offers a full-time M.A. program in Cinema and Media Studies at University of Pennsylvania. Comprehensive in the range of specializations, the program is intellectually dynamic and rigorous.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$34,594/yr

York University4,0(147)

Toronto, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Cinema & Media Studies

The Cinema & Media Studies MA program at York University immerses students in a two-year program of study that nurtures students’ academic and professional goals. A wide range of required and elective courses enhances the range and depth of students’ skills and knowledge.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

2½ years$9,216/yr

The City University of New York4,2(40)

New York City, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

Screen Studies

The MA in Screen Studies from The City University of New York provides a comprehensive education in cinema and screen history, theory, criticism, and aesthetics, encompassing the scholarly exploration of motion pictures as a form of art and a means of social communication.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$15,390/yr

California Institute of the Arts CalArts4,5(11)

California, United States

Film Directing

Students in the Film Directing Program from California Institute of the Arts CalArts are intensely diverse in identity and perspective; over 70% of our community comes from outside the United States, from such countries as Iran, Iceland, China, Taiwan, Colombia, South Korea, South Africa, Mexico, Brazil (among many others)

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$60,650/yr

Georgia State University4,3(60)

Atlanta, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Communication - Mass Communication

The Communication - Mass Communication MA program offered at Georgia State University fosters the advanced research study of media culture and public communication, including international media, journalism, strategic communication and public relations, social media, media effects and audience studies.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$33,302/yr

Ohio University4,5(31)

Athens, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Film

The MFA in Film program offered by Ohio University is a professional three-year program of study for talented individuals seeking advanced training in directing, screenwriting, producing, cinematography, editing and motion picture sound with a solid background in film history, theory, and criticism.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$33,390/yr

Carleton University4,4(81)

Ottawa, Canada Top 3% in Worldwide

Film Studies

The Film Studies MA program from Carleton University emphasizes conceptual issues current in the field, such as questions of critical and historical method relevant to the research and study of various national cinemas in relation to their global and transnational contexts.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$16,155/yr