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Bachelor's Degrees in Film Directing

Directing-focused education: working with actors, visual storytelling, shot design and leading a production. This list includes bachelor's degrees in the field itself, degrees with an officially named film directing concentration, and broader film degrees whose published curriculum substantially covers it. Each card says which.

15 programs

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Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking — editorial selections are published separately under Top Schools. What we list

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Academy of Art University

BFA in Motion Pictures & Television

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Motion Pictures & Television
Location: San Francisco, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration) +3
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $1,682 per unit · International — Undergraduate, international students · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Cinematography Schools
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Chapman University

Film and Television Production (BFA)

BFABFA in Film and Television Production
Location: Orange, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration) +1
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $34,995 per semester · All students — Undergraduate full-time rate (12-18 credits) · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Columbia College Chicago

Film and Television (BFA)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television
Location: Chicago, IL
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $17,749 per semester · All students — Full-time undergraduate tuition, 12-18 credits · 2026-2027
Deadline: December 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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DePaul University

BFA in Film & Television

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Television
Location: Chicago, IL
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration) +3
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $48,180 per academic year · All students — Full-time package (12-18 credit hours), students admitted 2026 · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Film Directing Schools, Top Cinematography Schools, Top Screenwriting Schools
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Emerson College

Film, Television, and Media Arts BFA

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film, Television, and Media Arts
Location: Boston, MA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (broader film degree) · Cinematography (broader film degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $60,160 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate full-time (12-16 credits) · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 1, 2026 · Fall
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Florida State University

BFA in Motion Picture Arts - Production

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Motion Picture Arts (Production major)
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (broader film degree) · Cinematography (broader film degree) +2
Duration: 10 semesters for freshmen, 8 semesters for transfers (including summers)
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $215.55 per credit · In-state — Main campus undergraduate resident rate · 2026-2027
Deadline: November 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Indiana University-Bloomington

BFA in Cinematic Arts

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts
Location: Bloomington, IN
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (broader film degree) · Editing (broader film degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $12,142 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees, Indiana residents (cost of attendance estimate) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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New York Film Academy

BFA in Filmmaking

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Filmmaking
Location: Burbank, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (broader film degree)
Duration: Nine semesters (three or four years)
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $19,500 per semester · All students — Los Angeles or New York City, Spring & Fall 2027 · 2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Film Schools in the USA
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Ohio University

BFA in Film

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film
Location: Athens, OH
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration) +3
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $7,401 per semester · In-state — Athens campus full-time (12-20 hours), OHIO Guarantee cohort entering 2026-27, Ohio resident · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Film Directing Schools, Top Cinematography Schools, Top Screenwriting Schools, Top Film Schools in the USA
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Quinnipiac University

BFA in Film, Television and Media Arts

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film, Television and Media Arts
Location: Hamden, CT
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (broader film degree) · Film Studies (broader film degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $56,430 per academic year · All students — Full-time undergraduate tuition (12-16 credits per semester) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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School of Visual Arts

BFA Film

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film
Location: New York, NY
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration) +1
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $27,635 per semester · All students — Undergraduate full-time tuition (12-15 credits) · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View programSelected in: Top Film Directing Schools, Top Cinematography Schools
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Temple University

Film and Media Arts BFA (Directing, Screenwriting, Animation and Media Arts concentrations)

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Film and Media Arts
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Format: Format not verified
Fields: Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Screenwriting (Screenwriting concentration) · Film Production (broader film degree)
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $22,128 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate, Theater, Film, Media Arts, PA resident, full-time annual · 2026-2027
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of California-Los Angeles

Film, Television & Digital Media (BA)

BABachelor of Arts in Film and Television
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Production – Narrative Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Production – Cinematography concentration) +2
Duration: Four years (first-year entry); two years (transfer)
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $15,588 per academic year · In-state — UC Systemwide Tuition (undergraduate, new students 2026-27) · 2026-2027
Deadline: December 7, 2026 · Fall 2027
View programSelected in: Top Film Directing Schools, Top Screenwriting Schools
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University of North Carolina School of the Arts

BFA in Filmmaking

BFABachelor of Fine Arts in Filmmaking
Location: Winston Salem, NC
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (Directing concentration) · Cinematography (Cinematography concentration) +3
Duration: Four years
Funding: Funding not verified
Tuition: $6,691 per academic year · In-state — Undergraduate In-State 2026-2027 · 2026-2027
Deadline: October 15, 2026 · Fall
View programSelected in: Top Cinematography Schools
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University of Southern California

BA in Film & Television Production

BABachelor of Arts in Cinematic Arts, Film & Television Production
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus.
Fields: Film Production (dedicated degree) · Film Directing (broader film degree) · Cinematography (broader film degree) +1
Duration: Duration not verified
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: Tuition not published
Deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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How bachelor's film directing programs are classified

  • Dedicated degree: The degree itself is in this field.
  • Named concentration: An officially named concentration, specialization or track inside the degree.
  • Broader film degree: A broader film degree whose official curriculum substantially covers this field.

Directing pathways commonly ask for a directing sample or reel and a statement about the stories you want to tell.

See the full Film Directing field guide or every bachelor's program.