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245 Master's degrees in Film Studies in North America
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
York University4,0(147)
Toronto, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide Art History and Visual Culture
The Art History and Visual Culture programme at York University offers advanced study in Canadian heritage and global artistic practices. This degree is available in both full-time and part-time modes, with the MA typically spanning five terms. Students engage with diverse subjects from curatorial studies to critical theory.
M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus
2½ years$9,225/yr
Columbia University4,3(91)
Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide Documentary
The Documentary program at Columbia University combines world‐class training in how to be a reporter with professional skills in the craft of long-form visual storytelling.
M.Sc. Full-time On-campus
9 months$81,500/full
University of North Carolina Wilmington4,1(12)
Wilmington, United States Top 9% in Worldwide Filmmaking
The Filmmaking programme at the University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a comprehensive undergraduate experience. This full-time degree combines rigorous film history and theory with hands-on production. Students develop creative and technical skills within state-of-the-art facilities at the coastal North Carolina campus.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$25,579/yr
The City University of New York4,2(40)
New York City, United States Top 8% in Worldwide Film
The Film programme at The City University of New York is an intensive MFA degree delivered full-time over two years. This unique course offers a complete immersion in both documentary and fiction filmmaking. Based in New York City, students benefit from an international community and professional production facilities.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$12,825/yr
University of California, Santa Cruz4,6(12)
Santa Cruz, United States Top 1% in Worldwide Computational Media
Computational Media from University of California, Santa Cruz is all around us — video games, interactive narrative, dynamic visualizations, smartphone apps, virtual reality, social media, personality-rich robots, individualized health coaching, and more.
M.Sc. Full-time On-campus
2 years$15,102/yr
University of Oregon4,0(25)
Eugene, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Theatre Arts
The Theatre Arts programme at the University of Oregon offers a comprehensive liberal arts education through a blend of scholarly study and practical performance. This undergraduate degree is available as a B.A. or B.S. and is delivered full-time on campus, focusing on creative communication and cultural resonance.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$34,386/yr
Eastern Illinois University3,4(10)
Charleston, United States Media and Critical Studies
The focus of the Media and Critical Studies concentration program at Eastern Illinois University is to explore various literatures that highlight institutionalized and structural power differentials as they relate to rhetorical and discursive constructions of race and ethnicity, gender, socio-economic class, sexuality, and global/geographical location.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$30,560/yr
Fort Hays State University3,5(17)
Hays, United States Digital Cinema Studies
The Fort Hays State University offers a degree in Digital Cinema Studies. The Master of Liberal Studies concentration in Digital Cinema Production prepares students to develop mastery of digital media videography, production and editing processes.
Master Full-time On-campus
1 year$26,028/yr
Northwestern University4,2(54)
Evanston, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Documentary Media
Our Documentary Media students at Northwestern University are diverse, driven, multi-faceted media-makers. Some create social-impact documentaries, others blend fiction and nonfiction. Still others embrace emerging technologies.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$45,946/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$16,172/yr
Emerson College4,0(9)
Boston, United States 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.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$47,840/yr
Montana State University5,0(2)
Bozeman, United States Top 5% in Worldwide Science and Natural History Filmmaking
The Science and Natural History Filmmaking programme at Montana State University is a unique MFA degree designed for those with backgrounds in science or technology. This full-time course focuses on creating accurate and innovative media to advance public understanding of the natural world through creative storytelling.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$21,098/yr
Syracuse University3,9(14)
Syracuse, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Film
The Film programme from Syracuse University integrates film production with the conceptual and critical study of the medium while providing a strong focus on global cinema.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
3 years$36,270/yr
Temple University4,2(71)
Philadelphia, United States Top 2% in Worldwide Documentary Arts and Ethnographic Research Certificate
Learn the documentary practices, ethnographic methods and visual studies used to examine people and culture with the Documentary Arts and Ethnographic Research Certificate program at Temple University. Understand the diverse media tools used in film, and incorporate cross-cultural research, cultural aesthetics and research ethics in your work.
Postgraduate Certificate Part-time On-campus
3 years$6,536/yr
The University of Montana5,0(1)
Missoula, United States Top 7% in Worldwide Theatre
The Theatre programme at The University of Montana offers advanced MA and MFA degrees. Students can specialise in acting, design, technology, or directing through full-time study. This comprehensive curriculum provides professional training within a creative environment, preparing graduates for diverse roles in the arts.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$38,750/yr
DePaul University4,0(20)
Chicago, United States Top 9% in Worldwide Film and Television
The Film and Television program at DePaul University emphasizes technical proficiency in the areas of Cinematography, post-production, and sound for the screen.
M.Sc. Full-time On-campus
2 years$25,558/yr
Pittsburg State University4,7(3)
Pittsburg, United States Graphics and Imaging Technologies - Graphic Design
Graphics and Imaging Technologies - Graphic Design from Pittsburg State University provides advanced instruction in technical, scientific, managerial and supervisory areas for those working in technical and management positions in business and industry.
M.Sc. Full-time On-campus
1 year$40,690/yr
University of British Columbia4,2(210)
Vancouver, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide Film Production and Creative Writing
Film Production and Creative Writing is a major component of Vancouver’s economy, as well as in cities across the globe. The University of British Columbia has an over 40-year history of training some of Canada's (and the world's) brightest filmmakers and technicians.
M.F.A. Full-time On-campus
2 years$7,266/yr
Yale University4,3(50)
New Haven, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide Film and Media Studies
Yale University’s Program in Film and Media Studies quickly achieved the international stature it enjoys today.
M.A. Full-time On-campus
1 year$69,900/yr