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Film Graduate Schools in the Northeast

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In 2024, we ranked 34 graduate schools offering film majors in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

We rank Columbia University in the City of New York (New York City, NY), Yale University (New Haven, CT), and Brown University (Providence, RI) the top three film graduate schools in the Northeast.

See the best 34 film schools in the Northeast below or narrow your search by program, state, or city in the Northeast.

Top 34 film graduate schools in the Northeast:

Columbia University in the City of New York - Graduate School Ranking
1. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 2 film programs

Yale University - Graduate School Ranking
2. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 6 film programs

Brown University - Graduate School Ranking
3. Brown University

Providence, RI, 2 film programs

Harvard University - Graduate School Ranking
4. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 2 film programs

The Juilliard School - Graduate School Ranking
5. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 2 film programs

Carnegie Mellon University - Graduate School Ranking
6. Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA, 1 film program

New York University - Graduate School Ranking
7. New York University

New York City, NY, 3 film programs

Boston University - Graduate School Ranking
8. Boston University

Boston, MA, 2 film programs

University of Rochester - Graduate School Ranking
9. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 1 film program

University of Pittsburgh - Graduate School Ranking
10. University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA, 4 film programs

The New School - Graduate School Ranking
11. The New School

New York City, NY, 3 film programs

Stony Brook University - Graduate School Ranking
12. Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY, 2 film programs

Syracuse University - Graduate School Ranking
13. Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY, 2 film programs

CUNY Graduate School and University Center - Graduate School Ranking
14. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

New York City, NY, 1 film program

University of Massachusetts Amherst - Graduate School Ranking
15. University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, MA, 1 film program

Rochester Institute of Technology - Graduate School Ranking
16. Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, NY, 1 film program

Sacred Heart University - Graduate School Ranking
17. Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT, 1 film program

University at Buffalo - Graduate School Ranking
18. University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY, 4 film programs

Emerson College - Graduate School Ranking
19. Emerson College

Boston, MA, 1 film program

Temple University - Graduate School Ranking
20. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 5 film programs

CUNY City College - Graduate School Ranking
21. CUNY City College

New York City, NY, 1 film program

CUNY Hunter College - Graduate School Ranking
22. CUNY Hunter College

New York City, NY, 1 film program

Chatham University - Graduate School Ranking
23. Chatham University

Pittsburgh, PA, 1 film program

Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham - Graduate School Ranking
24. Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham

Madison, NJ, 2 film programs

Point Park University - Graduate School Ranking
25. Point Park University

Pittsburgh, PA, 1 film program

New Jersey City University - Graduate School Ranking
26. New Jersey City University

Jersey City, NJ, 1 film program

CUNY Brooklyn College - Graduate School Ranking
27. CUNY Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY, 1 film program

Massachusetts College of Art and Design - Graduate School Ranking
School of Visual Arts - Graduate School Ranking
29. School of Visual Arts

New York City, NY, 2 film programs

College of Staten Island CUNY - Graduate School Ranking
30. College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY, 1 film program

New England College - Graduate School Ranking
31. New England College

Henniker, NH, 1 film program

American Musical and Dramatic Academy - Graduate School Ranking
32. American Musical and Dramatic Academy

New York City, NY, 1 film program

SUNY at Purchase College - Graduate School Ranking
33. SUNY at Purchase College

Purchase, NY, 2 film programs

Vermont College of Fine Arts - Graduate School Ranking
34. Vermont College of Fine Arts

Montpelier, VT, 1 film program


Film graduate schools in the Northeast by state:

Schools by State2 Film Schools in Connecticut5 Film Schools in Massachusetts1 Film Schools in New Hampshire2 Film Schools in New Jersey17 Film Schools in New York5 Film Schools in Pennsylvania1 Film Schools in Rhode Island1 Film Schools in Vermont


Film schools in other regions:

Midwest: 21 graduate schools
Northwest: 5 graduate schools
South: 34 graduate schools
Southeast: 22 graduate schools
West: 36 graduate schools

Popular graduate school cities in the Northeast:

in Connecticut:
Fairfield: 2 graduate schools
Hamden: 1 graduate school
New Britain: 2 graduate schools
New Haven: 3 graduate schools
Storrs: 1 graduate school
Waterbury: 1 graduate school
West Hartford: 2 graduate schools
West Haven: 1 graduate school
in Maine:
Biddeford: 1 graduate school
Orono: 1 graduate school
Portland: 2 graduate schools
in Massachusetts:
Amherst: 1 graduate school
Boston: 19 graduate schools
Cambridge: 4 graduate schools
Chestnut Hill: 1 graduate school
Fitchburg: 1 graduate school
Lowell: 1 graduate school
Medford: 1 graduate school
North Andover: 1 graduate school
North Dartmouth: 1 graduate school
Salem: 1 graduate school
Springfield: 4 graduate schools
Waltham: 2 graduate schools
Weston: 1 graduate school
Worcester: 5 graduate schools
in New Hampshire:
Durham: 1 graduate school
Hanover: 1 graduate school
Henniker: 1 graduate school
Manchester: 2 graduate schools
in New Jersey:
Glassboro: 1 graduate school
Hoboken: 1 graduate school
Jersey City: 2 graduate schools
Montclair: 1 graduate school
New Brunswick: 2 graduate schools
Newark: 3 graduate schools
Princeton: 2 graduate schools
South Orange: 1 graduate school
Teaneck: 1 graduate school
Union: 1 graduate school
Wayne: 1 graduate school
West Long Branch: 1 graduate school
in New York:
Albany: 7 graduate schools
Bronx: 6 graduate schools
Brooklyn: 6 graduate schools
Brookville: 1 graduate school
Buffalo: 5 graduate schools
Dobbs Ferry: 1 graduate school
Garden City: 1 graduate school
Hempstead: 1 graduate school
Ithaca: 2 graduate schools
New York City: 36 graduate schools
Old Westbury: 2 graduate schools
Potsdam: 2 graduate schools
Queens: 2 graduate schools
Rochester: 8 graduate schools
Stony Brook: 1 graduate school
Syracuse: 4 graduate schools
Troy: 2 graduate schools
Utica: 2 graduate schools
Vestal: 1 graduate school
in Pennsylvania:
Bethlehem: 3 graduate schools
California: 1 graduate school
Chester: 1 graduate school
Erie: 3 graduate schools
Harrisburg: 1 graduate school
Indiana: 1 graduate school
Philadelphia: 16 graduate schools
Pittsburgh: 9 graduate schools
Scranton: 3 graduate schools
Villanova: 1 graduate school
West Chester: 1 graduate school
Wilkes Barre: 2 graduate schools
in Rhode Island:
Kingston: 1 graduate school
Providence: 6 graduate schools
in Vermont:
Burlington: 2 graduate schools
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