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Film Schools in the West - 2024 Ranking
Schools
136
Listed
In 2024, we have evaluated 136 film colleges offering majors in
Alaska
,
Arizona
,
California
,
Colorado
,
Idaho
,
Montana
,
Nevada
,
New Mexico
,
Oregon
,
Utah
,
Washington
, and
Wyoming
.
Our team ranks
University of Southern California
(Los Angeles, CA),
University of California Los Angeles
, and
Loyola Marymount University
(Los Angeles, CA) the best three film schools in the West.
See the Best 50 Film schools in the West below or
narrow your search
by program, state, or city in the West.
Top 50 film schools in the West:
1. University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, 11 film programs
2. University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, 4 film programs
3. Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA, 7 film programs
4. University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA, 2 film programs
5. University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA, 4 film programs
6. California State University Long Beach
Long Beach, CA, 2 film programs
7. University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA, 5 film programs
8. University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT, 2 film programs
9. San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA, 6 film programs
10. Stanford University
Stanford, CA, 3 film programs
11. University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, 4 film programs
12. California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA, 5 film programs
13. University of Washington Seattle
Seattle, WA, 7 film programs
14. University of California Davis
Davis, CA, 2 film programs
15. Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA, 3 film programs
16. Brigham Young University
Provo, UT, 5 film programs
17. Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA, 2 film programs
18. University of Denver
Denver, CO, 3 film programs
19. Chapman University
Orange, CA, 8 film programs
20. University of California Riverside
Riverside, CA, 4 film programs
21. California State University Fullerton
Fullerton, CA, 1 film program
22. Arizona State University Immersion
Tempe, AZ, 1 film program
23. Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA, 2 film programs
24. California State University Northridge
Northridge, CA, 1 film program
25. University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM, 2 film programs
26. University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, 6 film programs
27. Montana State University
Bozeman, MT, 3 film programs
28. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA, 2 film programs
29. University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA, 2 film programs
30. Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO, 1 film program
31. University of San Diego
San Diego, CA, 1 film program
32. San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, 1 film program
33. University of Oregon
Eugene, OR, 3 film programs
34. University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO, 2 film programs
35. Biola University
La Mirada, CA, 2 film programs
36. University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ, 4 film programs
37. Seattle University
Seattle, WA, 2 film programs
38. California State University Sacramento
Sacramento, CA, 2 film programs
39. Mount Saint Mary's University
Los Angeles, CA, 6 film programs
40. California Baptist University
Riverside, CA, 3 film programs
41. Azusa Pacific University
Azusa, CA, 3 film programs
42. California Lutheran University
Thousand Oaks, CA, 1 film program
43. Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA, 2 film programs
44. Portland State University
Portland, OR, 1 film program
45. California College of the Arts
San Francisco, CA, 3 film programs
46. FIDM Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising
Los Angeles, CA, 2 film programs
47. The University of Montana
Missoula, MT, 2 film programs
48. American Film Institute Conservatory
Los Angeles, CA, 2 film programs
49. New York Film Academy
Burbank, CA, 17 film programs
50. University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical
Denver, CO, 1 film program
Film schools in the West by state:
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Film programs in the West:
Film and Cinema Studies
: 76 schools
Film Acting
: 18 schools
Screenwriting and Playwriting
: 20 schools
Cinematography and Production
: 82 schools
Film schools in other regions:
Midwest
: 118 schools
Northeast
: 137 schools
South
: 149 schools
Southeast
: 111 schools
Popular film school cities in the West:
in
Arizona
:
Glendale
: 1 school
Phoenix
: 1 school
Scottsdale
: 2 schools
Tempe
: 1 school
Tucson
: 2 schools
in
California
:
Angwin
: 1 school
Arcata
: 1 school
Azusa
: 1 school
Berkeley
: 2 schools
Burbank
: 2 schools
Carson
: 1 school
Claremont
: 1 school
Costa Mesa
: 1 school
Cupertino
: 1 school
Davis
: 1 school
Emeryville
: 1 school
Fullerton
: 1 school
Hollywood
: 2 schools
Irvine
: 2 schools
La Jolla
: 1 school
La Mirada
: 1 school
Long Beach
: 2 schools
Los Angeles
: 9 schools
Malibu
: 1 school
Northridge
: 1 school
Norwalk
: 1 school
Orange
: 1 school
Pasadena
: 1 school
Riverside
: 3 schools
Rocklin
: 1 school
Sacramento
: 4 schools
San Bernardino
: 1 school
San Diego
: 4 schools
San Francisco
: 5 schools
San Marcos
: 1 school
San Mateo
: 1 school
Santa Barbara
: 3 schools
Santa Clarita
: 1 school
Santa Cruz
: 1 school
Santa Maria
: 1 school
Santa Monica
: 1 school
Santa Rosa
: 1 school
Stanford
: 1 school
Tarzana
: 1 school
Thousand Oaks
: 1 school
Valencia
: 1 school
Valley Glen
: 1 school
in
Colorado
:
Aurora
: 1 school
Boulder
: 1 school
Colorado Springs
: 1 school
Denver
: 2 schools
in
Idaho
:
Boise
: 1 school
Moscow
: 1 school
in
Montana
:
Bozeman
: 1 school
Missoula
: 1 school
in
Nevada
:
Henderson
: 1 school
Las Vegas
: 1 school
in
New Mexico
:
Albuquerque
: 2 schools
Las Cruces
: 2 schools
Las Vegas
: 2 schools
Portales
: 1 school
Santa Fe
: 2 schools
in
Oregon
:
Eugene
: 1 school
Forest Grove
: 1 school
Newberg
: 1 school
Portland
: 2 schools
in
Utah
:
Orem
: 1 school
Provo
: 1 school
Saint George
: 1 school
Salt Lake City
: 1 school
in
Washington
:
Cheney
: 1 school
Ellensburg
: 1 school
Seattle
: 5 schools
Walla Walla
: 1 school
in
Wyoming
:
Riverton
: 1 school
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