Top US Universities for Film Studies include the names of the reputed universities like University of Florida; University of Kansas; University of Alabama; Wayne State University; Yale University; San Francisco State University; University of Iowa; University of Central Florida; Florida Atlantic University and University of Oregon.

University of Florida provides qualifications like MA in Film and Media Studies and PhD in Film and Media Studies for the eligible candidates. Cost of the course is approximately US $23730 for 24 credits of the program.

University of Kansas offers Master of Arts in Film/Media, Ph.D. in Film and Ph.D. in Film/Media programs while Master of Arts in Studio Art and Master of Fine Art in Studio Art are offered at the University of Alabama. Wayne State University conducts M.A. in Film Studies and PhD in Film Studies.

Yale University, a world famous academic institution offers programs such as Combined Ph.D. Program in Film Studies and Slavic Languages and Literatures (tuition fee approx. US $30,500 a year); Master of Arts in Film Studies; Master of Philosophy in Film Studies; Master of Science in Film Studies and PhD in Film Studies.

San Francisco State University offers some reputed master programs in film studies and these are Master of Arts in Cinema Studies and Master of Fine Arts in Cinema. Cost of the program is approximately US $27500 per year.

Master of Arts in Film Studies and PhD in Film Studies courses are available at the University of Iowa. Cost of this program is about US $20500 per year. University of Central Florida is a major centre for programs such as MFA Film and Digital Media-Entrepreneurial Digital Cinema Track and MFA Film and Digital Media-Visual Language and Interactive Media Track. Cost of the course is about US $26,000 a year

Other major US universities that offer programs in film studies are Florida Atlantic University (Master of Arts in Film and Media Studies – Non Thesis and Master of Arts in Film and Media Studies – Thesis); University of Oregon (M.A. in English – Emphasis in Film Studies and Ph.D. in English – Structured Emphasis in Film Studies); American University (BA/MA program in Film and Media Arts; M.F.A. in Film and Electronic Media and Master’s (M.A.) in Film and Video) and University of Central Arkansas (Master of Fine Arts in Digital Filmmaking).

Savannah College of Art and Design (Master of Fine Arts in Cinema Studies, Cost approx. US $28,250 a year) and California Institute of the Arts (MFA in Film Directing Program, Cost approx. US $34,800 a year) are also well known centres for film studies.