Top Media Production Universities

<p>Media production could encompass anything from print, digital or Internet artifact production to radio, film and TV visual and audio output. You might want to specialize, or enter a program that offers rounded exposure to all disciplines. You may want to look for a school that has computer, laboratory and technical facilities as well as internship options. </p> <h2 id="section---WhatAreThreeTopMediaProductionUniversities">What Are Three Top Media Production Universities?</h2> <h3 id="section---FloridaStateUniversityInTallahasseeFL">Florida State University in Tallahassee, FL</h3> <p>FSU tied for 70th among <i>U.S. News &amp; World Report's</i> 2019 list of national universities. Its Center for Environmental Media Production and Research supports interdisciplinary media research and combines designing and evaluating products that influence environmental attitudes. As a media production major, you'll have access to the Production Center, a media complex with video and audio production facilities; WFSU-TV, a public television station; WVFS-FM, a student-operated radio station and Seminole Productions, a video production unit that serves the university, especially the athletic department. </p> <p>The School of Communication offers a communications major with a media production emphasis option and graduate certificates in digital video production or project management. Media production candidates can choose a narrative, documentary and public affairs or sports focus. You can learn management or production skills for broadcasting, cable, arts and entertainment, video or emerging communications technologies. You could also pursue summer study in London. </p> <p>You can choose an accelerated dual degree program. The bachelor of science (B.S.) and master of science (M.S.) options require statistics, economics and business courses, while the bachelor of arts (B.A.) and master of arts (M.A.) options require foreign language courses. Master's students could apply communication studies to mass media criticism, policy and effects or creation of new media. The following degrees are available: </p> <ul><li>B.A. or B.S. in Media/Communication Studies </li><li>B.A. or B.S. in Digital Media Production </li><li>M.S. or M.A. in Media and Communication Studies </li><li>Graduate Certificate in Digital Video Production </li></ul><h3 id="section---UniversityOfNorthCarolinaInChapelHillNC">University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC</h3> <p>The University of North Carolina (UNC) tied for 30th in the <i>U.S. News &amp; World Report</i> 2019 rankings. You can major in communication studies, concentrating on media studies and production. Summer internship options include media production in London and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science-sponsored Hollywood Internship Program. Master's and Ph.D. candidates focus on theoretical aspects of media, but you could incorporate production into your thesis project. </p> <p>UNC students can access the Swain Multimedia Production Facility for labs and production classes. Students can intern or obtain employment with WUNC-TV and Radio and the student-run STV video production company. You'll have multiple student-run or university-sponsored film festival opportunities to show your projects, including the Full Frame Documentary, Cucalorus and UNC-CH Johnston Center Multimedia Film Festival. These degrees are offered: </p> <ul><li>Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies - Media and Technology Studies and Production concentration </li><li>M.A. in Communication Studies </li><li>Doctor of Philosophy in Communication Studies </li></ul><h3 id="section---UniversityOfTexasInAustinTX">University of Texas in Austin, TX</h3> <p>The University of Texas (UT) tied for 49th among <i>U.S. News &amp; World Report</i> national universities in 2019. The College of Communication offers undergraduate and graduate media production study opportunities. Students may participate in TSTV Texas Student TV, KVRX Texas Student Radio or the University Filmmakers Alliance. </p> <p>You could spend a semester at the UTLA Center in Los Angeles with intern and contact opportunities, or study abroad in Asian, Australian, Latin American or European film and television schools, like the Film and TV School of Performing Arts in the Czech Republic. </p> <p>Undergraduates can learn the basics in a radio, television and film major. The MFA professional degree in film and media production requires you to direct four films, including fiction and documentary work. You can use the Digital Media Labs and the Student Production Resource Center with its meeting space and access to production information and resources for casting, fundraising and festivals. Student work is showcased online. You could earn these degrees: </p> <ul><li>Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film </li><li>Master of Fine Arts in Film and Media Production </li></ul><h2 id="section---TenMediaProductionSchools">Ten Media Production Schools</h2> <p /> <table border="1"><tr><th>College/University</th><th>Institution Type</th><th>Location</th><th>Estimated Graduate In-State Tuition*</th></tr> <tr><td>Arizona State University - Downtown Phoenix</td><td>4-year, Public</td><td>Phoenix, AZ</td><td>$12,000</td></tr> <tr><td>Northwestern University</td><td>4-year, Private</td><td>Evanston, IL</td><td>$55,000</td></tr> <tr><td>University of Maryland - College Park</td><td>4-year, Public</td><td>College Park, MD</td><td>$15,000</td></tr> <tr><td>Chicago State University</td><td>4-year, Public</td><td>Chicago, IL</td><td>$9,000</td></tr> <tr><td>Emerson College</td><td>4-year, Private</td><td>Boston, MA</td><td>$31,000</td></tr> <tr><td>University of Montevallo</td><td>4-year, Public</td><td>Montevallo, AL</td><td>$12,000</td></tr> <tr><td>Temple University</td><td>4-year, Public</td><td>Philadelphia, PA</td><td>$17,000</td></tr> <tr><td>Campbell University</td><td>4-year, Private</td><td>Buies Creek, NC</td><td>$13,000</td></tr> <tr><td>Ashland University</td><td>4-year, Private</td><td>Ashland, OH</td><td>$7,000</td></tr> <tr><td>University of Washington - Seattle Campus</td><td>4-year, Public</td><td>Seattle, WA</td><td>$16,500</td></tr> </table><p><i>*Source: NCES, U.S. Department of Education</i></p>