An independent directory of verified film degrees in the United States
Every eligible film master's: practice-based MFAs, MA and MS degrees in film studies, production and screenwriting. The exact award is shown on each program.
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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
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-Los Angeles
University of California-Santa Cruz
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The Master of Fine Arts is a practice-based terminal degree in most film programs, built around production, screenwriting or producing work and usually ending in a thesis film or screenplay. Master of Arts degrees in film are often academic (history, theory, criticism) but some are professional; a Master of Science appears at some schools for production or media programs. Each card shows the exact award the school confers.
Practice-based MFAs are collected in MFA in Filmmaking and MFA in Screenwriting.
In this directory: 72 MFA, 20 MA and 3 MS programs. MA vs. MFA in Film