Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Brooklyn College

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

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and approximately 17,735 students attend the school each year.

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.

Brooklyn College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

Brooklyn College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at Brooklyn 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 Brooklyn College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Brooklyn College with a bachelor's in film.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	39
White	35
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Brooklyn College Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of film master's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

In the film master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 52% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Film, Video & Photographic Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brooklyn College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production	113
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	26

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Music
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 Brooklyn College.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Gabriel Liendo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.