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Photography at California Institute of the Arts

Photography at California Institute of the Arts

What traits are you looking for in a photography school? To help you decide if California Institute of the Arts is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's photography program.

CalArts is located in Valencia, California and has a total student population of 1,166.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Photography section at the bottom of this page.

CalArts Photography Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Photography
  • Master’s Degree in Photography

CalArts Photography Rankings

The photography major at CalArts is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Photography. 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.

Photography Student Demographics at CalArts

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the photography majors at California Institute of the Arts.

CalArts Photography Bachelor’s Program

36% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of photography bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical photography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at CalArts since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a bachelor's in photography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

CalArts Photography Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of photography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in photography each year. CalArts does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

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In the photography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a master's in photography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 0
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Photography Grads May Go Into

A degree in photography can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California Institute of the Arts.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Photographers 6,060 $52,720

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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