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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Emerson College

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Emerson College

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

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,115.

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.

Emerson Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

Emerson Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at Emerson 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 Emerson

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

Emerson Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at Emerson 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 Emerson College with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 27
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 38
White 157
International Students 58
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

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 Emerson College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production 355
Documentary Production 1

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 Emerson 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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