Your major is certainly a part of your overall college experience. But its just one part. These two schools are very different and not just because of geography and climate. The student bodies are almost polar opposite in many ways and the culture on campus is going to be quite distinct. So yea there are some pros and cons regarding location for internships and whatnot, but the biggest issue that would concern me if I were in your position to decide is the kind of student and general leaning of the campus. LMU is going to be more conservative, large school with frats and sports a big part of the experience. Wesleyan is not going to be that. It will be much more political and intellectual. At LMU you will take some film classes probably with a few hundred students, you will have some production classes and there will be lots of competition for everything and not just internships. Wesleyan is going to be much more laid back, granted the film program is competitive and you will have to get good grades in the intro classes to be accepted to the major, but when you are you will have mostly free-reign in designing the kind of major you want and working on a thesis project of your own design. OK, yea Wesleyan is not in LA, so you will not have the major film studies, but many Weslyan film majors end up getting internships in NYC which has a vibrant film business and a media presence probably as big if not bigger than LA. So apart from the $ difference think about the kind of person you are and what kind of people you want to be around for the next 4 years, believe me that will have much greater impact on how you enjoy your college experience than merely trying to project a job 4 years from now.