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216 Master's degrees in Film Studies in United States
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.

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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
Visual Communication Management
The M.A. Visual Communication Management Track program at Ohio University is suited for mid-career professionals who wish to further enhance their skills in the visual communication field.
Film and Media Art
Whether you want to explore narrative film, documentary, experimental media, installation art, or interactive media, Emerson College’s on-campus Film and Media Art MFA program gives you the expertise you need.
Photography and Media
The Photography and Media Program at California Institute of the Arts CalArts centers on graduate critiques, seminars and independent studies with faculty, as students devote the majority of their time to creating a distinctive body of work.
Film and Television
Explore all things production as you make film and TV magic with Film and Television at Savannah College of Art and Design
Cinema and Television Directing
The best directors need equal mastery of leadership, storytelling, and production skills. As a Master of Fine Arts candidate in the Cinema and Television Directing program at Columbia College Chicago, you'll learn how to craft character-driven narratives, lead a crew, and create diverse and authentic films grounded in the human experience.
Film and Television Production
Everywhere you look these days, there are screens that need content. The Division of Film and Television Production offered at University of Southern California teaches students how to make compelling, in-demand content for screens of every size-whether it's IMAX or a hand-held device. Apply to the Film and Television Production MFA program at University of Southern California.
Film Studies
In the two-year M.A. Film Studies program at Chapman University, students take courses that establish the key academic methods in the fields of film and media studies, with the opportunity to personalize their degree with a choice of electives.
Screen Scoring
The Screen Scoring MM program offered at University of Southern California is widely recognized as one of the world’s finest for musical composition in visual media; in fact, The Hollywood Erporter recently ranked the program #1.
Theatre - Directing
The Theatre - Directing program at Columbia University is based on the idea that one’s vision as a director is developed through practice, encouragement, critical feedback, collaboration…and more practice
Costume Design
The School of Drama graduate Costume Design program from Carnegie Mellon University produces innovative leaders in the design and production fields of clothing for the stage, television, and film industries.
Integrated Media Arts
The Integrated Media Arts programme at The City University of New York is a sophisticated MFA degree focusing on non-fiction media. This advanced course offers flexible study modes for socially engaged creators. Students develop multi-disciplinary skills in film and visual arts through a rigorous, professional curriculum.
Film, Television and Photography
The MFA in Film, Television and Photography at Mount Saint Mary's University is a two-year program designed to provide students with the skills and expertise they need to share the stories they so passionately want to tell.
Theatre - Interdisciplinary Digital Media
The Theatre - Interdisciplinary Digital Media MFA program from Arizona State University focuses on the growing importance of digital media as a way of making and thinking about art.