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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Miami Dade College

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Miami Dade College

If you plan to study film, video & photographic arts, take a look at what Miami Dade College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MDC is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 46,523.

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.

MDC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Film (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Film
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

MDC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at MDC 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 MDC

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

MDC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Associate’s Program

27% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 73% of film associate's degrees went to men and 27% went to women.

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MDC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in film graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

MDC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 44% 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 Miami Dade College with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 1
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production 129
Photography 5

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 FL, the home state for Miami Dade College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Producers and Directors 6,630 $70,630
Photographers 4,480 $39,990
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,520 $72,670
Film and Video Editors 1,430 $50,410
Communications Professors 1,320 $77,290

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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