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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Black Hills State University

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Black Hills State University

If you plan to study film, video and photographic arts, take a look at what Black Hills State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BHSU is located in Spearfish, South Dakota and approximately 3,608 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in film from BHSU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Film, Video & Photographic Arts section at the bottom of this page.

BHSU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Film (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

BHSU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the film progam at BHSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The film major at BHSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Film, Video & Photographic Arts. 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Film, Video & Photographic Arts Basic Certificate Schools 33
Most Focused Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 138

Film Student Demographics at BHSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at Black Hills State University.

BHSU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The film program at BHSU awarded 7 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women.

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About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at BHSU 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 Black Hills State University with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

BHSU also has a doctoral program available in film. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Film Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation Jobs in SD Average Salary in SD
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 190 $64,020
Photographers 160 $30,380
Producers and Directors 120 $55,930
Communications Professors 70 $66,390
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 60 $30,480

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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