Best Filmmaking colleges in Illinois

Best Filmmaking colleges in Illinois for 2025

Columbia College Chicago offers 5 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a medium sized, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 125 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 118 Bachelor's degrees, and 7 Master's degrees.

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
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University of Chicago offers 3 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 19 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 16 Bachelor's degrees, and 3 Doctoral degrees.

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

DePaul University offers 3 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large city. In 2023, 277 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 239 Bachelor's degrees, and 38 Master's degrees.

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Northwestern University offers 3 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a very large, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a small city. In 2023, 18 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 14 Master's degrees, and 4 Doctoral degrees.

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale offers 1 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a large, public, four-year university in a faraway town. In 2023, 20 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 20 Bachelor's degrees.

University of Illinois Chicago offers 1 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a very large, public, four-year university in a large city.

Governors State University
University Park, IL

Governors State University offers 1 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a small, public, four-year university in a large suburb. In 2023, 5 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 5 Master's degrees.

Dominican University
River Forest, IL

Dominican University offers 1 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a small, private not-for-profit, four-year university in a large suburb.

College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County offers 1 Filmmaking degree programs. It's a large, public, two-year college in a large suburb. In 2023, 1 Filmmaking students graduated with students earning 1 Certificate.

List of all Filmmaking colleges in Illinois

School Average Tuition Student Teacher Ratio Enrolled Students
Columbia College Chicago Logo Columbia College Chicago Chicago, IL
5/5
28 : 1 6,529
University of Chicago Logo University of Chicago Chicago, IL
5/5
11 : 1 18,339
DePaul University Logo DePaul University Chicago, IL
5/5
25 : 1 21,348
Northwestern University Logo Northwestern University Evanston, IL
5/5
15 : 1 23,203
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Logo Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale, IL
3/5
17 : 1 11,359