Film StudiesNorth America

245 Master's degrees in Film Studies in North America

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

University of Southern California4,1(63)

Los Angeles, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Peter Stark Producing Program

The Peter Stark Producing Program MFA program at University of Southern California is an innovative, two-year (four-semester) full-time graduate program designed to prepare a select group of highly motivated students for careers as producers and executives of film, television, and new media.

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

2 years$65,726/yr

Yale University4,3(50)

New Haven, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Directing

The Yale University's Directing program seek students who wish to challenge themselves in a rigorous, interdisciplinary learning environment. In seminars, labs, and production work, emphasis is placed on developing the director’s craft, artistic imagination, critical intelligence, and empathic leadership.

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

3 years$39,500/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

The University of Montana5,0(1)

Missoula, United States Top 7% in Worldwide

Art

The Art programme at The University of Montana offers a comprehensive creative education in a vibrant cultural setting. This undergraduate degree provides flexible study modes, including online options, to suit diverse student needs. Students engage with traditional and modern disciplines over a standard four-year duration.

Master Full-time On-campus

3 years$38,750/yr

Drexel University4,3(158)

Online Top 2% in Worldwide

Television and Media Management (Online)

The online Master of Science in Television and Media Management (Online) from Drexel University offers professionals advanced business expertise and insight into programming, audience analytics, media technology, finance, and more from the growing fields of television and evolving media.

M.Sc. Part-time Online

2 years$29,155/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 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

The New School4,3(16)

New York City, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

Documentary Media Studies

The Documentary Media Studies Postgrad. Cert. program offered by The New School is an intensive professional education program for prospective documentarians.

Postgraduate Certificate Full-time On-campus

1 year$37,796/yr

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

Yale University4,3(50)

New Haven, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism

Upon completion of the Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism program from Yale University, students are eligible to register to remain in residence for one year in which they may formulate a dissertation proposal and apply to the Doctor of Fine Arts program.

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

3 years$39,500/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

University of Guelph4,3(59)

Guelph, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Art History and Visual Culture

The Art History and Visual Culture program of University of Guelph examines the production and reception of images, objects, and spaces from varied cultures.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$10,053/yr

Toronto Metropolitan University4,3(115)

Toronto, Canada Top 5% in Worldwide

Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management

Film and Photography Preservation and Collections Management has been redefined by digital technologies. Responding to these dramatic changes, Toronto Metropolitan University’s F+PPCM programme provides a rigorous and intensive professional education of applied and theoretical courses in the history, technology and intellectual organization of image and audiovisual collections.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$26,458/yr

California State University Los Angeles3,9(41)

Los Angeles, United States

Television, Film, and Theatre - Acting

Television, Film, and Theatre - Acting from California State University Los Angeles is a three-year, terminal degree program that prepares students for diverse professional and academic careers in content creation, acting, and writing in the narrative media.

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

3 years$9,144/yr

Full Sail University4,4(16)

Winter Park, United States

Film Production

Innovations in techniques, communication, and distribution channels have leveled the playing field for filmmakers, but the elements of a compelling film remain the same. Learn more with this Film Production programme offered at Full Sail University.

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

1 year$36,000/yr

Columbia College Chicago4,3(4)

Chicago, United States

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.

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

2 years$41,860/yr

Columbia University4,3(91)

Manhattan, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

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

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

3 years$77,840/yr

University of British Columbia4,2(210)

Vancouver, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Media and Technology Studies Education

Media and Technology Studies Education program offered by University of British Columbia provides a forum for exploring and studying information and communication technologies (ICT), new media, and the philosophy of technology.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus +3

2 years$12,521/yr