Compare 56 Filmmaking-related Master's Programs in the US
Grad School Navigator tracks 56 Filmmaking-related master's programs in the US across 37 universities. A typical program takes about 24 months. Start with the ranked programs below, then use Explorer to compare the details that matter to your shortlist.
Top Programs
Sorted by Grad School Navigator University Rank. Each row also shows QS, Times Higher Education, U.S. News, or Academic Ranking of World Universities positions when available.
- 1
Yale University
- Grad School Navigator#8University rank
- QS#21University rank
- Times Higher Education#10University rank
- U.S. News#8University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 2
- Annual tuition
- $39,500
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 2
Columbia University
- Grad School Navigator#12University rank
- QS#38University rank
- Times Higher Education#20University rank
- U.S. News#10University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 2 +1
- Annual tuition
- $77,840
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 3
University of California, Los Angeles
- Grad School Navigator#17University rank
- QS#46University rank
- Times Higher Education=18University rank
- U.S. News#11University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1
- Annual tuition
- $11,220
- Program duration
- 36 months
- 4
Northwestern University
- Grad School Navigator#23University rank
- QS#42University rank
- Times Higher Education#30University rank
- U.S. News#26University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 15
- Program duration
- 60 months
- 5
New York University
- Grad School Navigator#24University rank
- QS#55University rank
- Times Higher Education=31University rank
- U.S. News#36University rank
- Application deadline
- Feb 1
- Annual tuition
- $82,902
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 6
University of Washington
- Grad School Navigator#25University rank
- QS#81University rank
- Times Higher Education#25University rank
- U.S. News#12University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 5 +1
- Annual tuition
- $33,171
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 7
The University of Texas at Austin
- Grad School Navigator#31University rank
- QS#68University rank
- Times Higher Education#50University rank
- U.S. News#56University rank
- Application deadline
- Dec 1 +5
- Annual tuition
- $19,212
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 8
Washington University in St. Louis
- Grad School Navigator#36University rank
- QS#167University rank
- Times Higher Education#67University rank
- U.S. News#32University rank
- Application deadline
- Feb 1
- Annual tuition
- $52,400
- Program duration
- 24 months
- 9
University of Wisconsin--Madison
- Grad School Navigator#38University rank
- QS#110University rank
- Times Higher Education=53University rank
- U.S. News#60University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 5
- Annual tuition
- $44,232
- 10
Pennsylvania State University--University Park
- Grad School Navigator#40University rank
- QS#82University rank
- Times Higher Education=108University rank
- U.S. News#92University rank
- Application deadline
- Jan 15
- Annual tuition
- $48,668
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Complete Program List56 programs
The complete list of Filmmaking-related Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.
| Rank | University | Program | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| #8 | Yale University | MFA-Theater Management | 36 months |
| #12 | Columbia University | Master of Fine Arts in Theatre | 24 months |
| #17 | University of California, Los Angeles | Cinema & Media Studies MA | |
| #17 | University of California, Los Angeles | Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Theater | 36 months |
| #23 | Northwestern University | Master of Fine Arts in Directing | 60 months |
| #24 | New York University | Graduate Film (MFA in Filmmaking) | 36 months |
| #24 | New York University | Master of Fine Arts in Graduate Musical Theatre Writing | 24 months |
| #24 | New York University | MFA in Film Production | 48 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | MA in Cinema and Media Studies | 24 months |
| #25 | University of Washington | Master of Fine Arts in Directing | 36 months |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Fine Arts in Directing | 36 months |
| #31 | The University of Texas at Austin | Master of Music in Opera Directing | 24 months |
| #36 | Washington University in St. Louis | Master of Science in Theater and Performance Studies | 24 months |
| #38 | University of Wisconsin--Madison | Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Theatre Studies | |
| #40 | Pennsylvania State University--University Park | Master of Fine Arts in Directing | |
| #40 | Pennsylvania State University--University Park | Master of Fine Arts in Music Directing | |
| #41 | University of Illinois--Urbana-Champaign | Master of Arts in Theatre Studies | 12 months |
| #42 | University of Southern California | Cinema & Media Studies MA | |
| #42 | University of Southern California | M.F.A. Film and Television Production | 36 months |
| #42 | University of Southern California | MFA in Peter Stark Producing Program | 24 months |
| #59 | University of California--Santa Barbara | Master of Arts in Theater Studies | 24 months |
| #61 | University of Rochester | Master of Music with a Major in Opera (Stage Directing) | 24 months |
| #64 | University of Maryland, College Park | Master of Arts in Theatre and Performance Studies | |
| #72 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities | Master of Arts in Theatre Arts | |
| #72 | University of Minnesota--Twin Cities | Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Arts | |
| #85 | Boston University | Master of Fine Arts in Directing | 24 months |
| #95 | Ohio State University--Columbus | Master of Arts in Theatre | |
| #95 | Ohio State University--Columbus | Master of Fine Arts in Theatre (Acting) | 36 months |
| #95 | Ohio State University--Columbus | Master of Fine Arts in Theatre (Design) | 36 months |
| #119 | University of California, Santa Cruz | Master of Arts in Theater Arts | 12 months |
| #126 | Indiana University--Bloomington | Master of Fine Arts in Directing | 36 months |
| #134 | University of Colorado Boulder | Master of Arts in Theatre and Performance Studies | |
| #201–250 | Case Western Reserve University | Master of Arts in Theater | 24 months |
| #301–400 | University at Buffalo--SUNY | Master of Arts in Theatre & Performance | |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | Master of Arts – Theatre Studies | 24 months |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | Master of Science for Theatre Educators | |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | MFA – Directing | 36 months |
| #401–500 | Florida State University | MFA – Theatre Management | 36 months |
| American Film Institute | MFA in Directing | 24 months | |
| American Film Institute | MFA in Producing | 24 months | |
| Baylor University | Master of Arts degree in Theatre | 24 months | |
| Baylor University | Master of Fine Arts degree in Directing | 36 months | |
| Binghamton University--SUNY | Master of Arts in Theatre (Directing) | 24 months | |
| Binghamton University--SUNY | Master of Arts in Theatre (Theory and Criticism) | ||
| Brandeis University | Master of Fine Arts in Theater Arts: Acting | 36 months | |
| California Institute of the Arts | MFA Film Directing | 36 months | |
| Chapman University | MA in Film and Media Studies | 24 months | |
| Chapman University | MFA in Film and Television Producing | 24 months | |
| Loyola Marymount University | The M.F.A. Film and Television Production | ||
| Miami University--Oxford | Master of Arts in Theatre | ||
| New York Film Academy | MFA in Filmmaking | 24 months | |
| Southern Methodist University | Master of Fine Arts in Theatre in Acting | 36 months | |
| Southern Methodist University | Master of Fine Arts in Theatre in Design | 36 months | |
| University of Oregon | Masters of Arts in Theatre Arts | ||
| University of San Diego | Master of Fine Arts in Theatre | 24 months | |
| Villanova University | Master of Arts in Theatre |
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