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School of Visual Arts

New York, NYPrivate for-profitMPS Film Directing · BFA Film · BFA Film / MPS Film Directing

School of Visual Arts in New York offers a 120-credit BFA in Film with Cinematography, Directing or Editing specializations and a one-year, 30-credit Master of Professional Studies in Film Directing. Both programs end in thesis films screened at SVA Theatre.

Eligible film degrees

Each program has its own page with admissions, tuition, production costs, funding and sources. Tuition, admissions and facilities of one program do not apply to the others.

Film ProductionFilm DirectingCinematographyEditing

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

School of Visual Arts

MPS Film Directing

Master of Professional Studies in Film DirectingMaster of Professional Studies in Film Directing
Location: New York, NY
Format: On campusClasses, workshops and productions meet in person on campus. · Full-time
Fields: Film Directing (dedicated degree)
Duration: One year (nine months)
Funding: Partial funding
Tuition: $30,845 per semester · All students — Film Directing (12-15 credits fall and spring) · 2026-2027
Deadline: January 15, 2027 · Fall 2027
View programSelected in: Top Film Directing Schools, Top Film Schools in the USA

Facilities and student showcases

Only what the school documents on its own pages. Access to facilities can differ by program and level — see each program page.

Verified facilities

  • Editing labsThree editing labs for editing, color and sound design, plus private editing suites for upperclassmen and thesis projects.Source: sva.edu · verified October 12, 2026
  • Finishing Suite24/7 student facility for 5.1 mixing, color grading and up to 8K editing.Source: sva.edu · verified October 12, 2026

Institution

Official name
School of Visual Arts
Control
Private for-profit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Institutional accreditation
Not verified
Address
209 E 23rd St, New York, NY 10010
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 12, 2026
Website

Sources

Last verified October 12, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS), verified October 12, 2026
  2. sva.edu/academics/graduate/mps-film-directing — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026
  3. sva.edu/academics/undergraduate/bfa-film — Official program page, verified October 12, 2026

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