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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Columbia University in the City of New York

Every film, video & photographic arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the film program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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.

Columbia Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Film

Columbia Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

Film Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

51% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of film master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 36
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

If you plan to be a film major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production 48
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 27

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Film and Video Editors 4,590 $92,170
Photographers 4,090 $53,150
Communications Professors 3,080 $90,470

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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