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Film/Cinema/Media Studies at American University

Film/Cinema/Media Studies at American University

If you plan to study film/cinema/media studies, take a look at what American University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 14,001.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Film/Cinema/Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Film Studies

The American University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Rankings

The film studies major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Film/Cinema/Media Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Film Studies Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film studies majors at American University.

The American University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

70% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of film studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film studies at The American University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in film studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 24
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

The American University Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Program

78% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of film studies master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Of the students who received a film studies master's degree from The American University, 56% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in film studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Film Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in film studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Producers and Directors 2,360 $89,390
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 490 $100,590

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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