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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Boston College

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Boston College

What traits are you looking for in a film school? To help you decide if Boston College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's film program.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 14,934.

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.

Boston College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

Boston College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at Boston College 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.

Film Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at Boston College.

Boston College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

22% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 78% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its film bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College 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 4
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

The following film concentations are available at Boston College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 13

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 MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,190 $99,540
Producers and Directors 3,250 $70,480
Photographers 1,220 $65,090
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 530 $52,380
Communications Professors 530 $79,930

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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