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Documentary Production at Northwestern University

Documentary Production at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying documentary production, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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

Northwestern Documentary Production Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Documentary Production

Northwestern Documentary Production Rankings

Documentary Production Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the documentary production majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern Documentary Production Master’s Program

58% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of documentary production master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 36% men graduate in documentary production each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in documentary production.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Documentary Production Grads May Go Into

A degree in documentary production can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 3,940 $68,360
Producers and Directors 2,950 $77,960
Communications Professors 1,810 $78,810
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 520 $45,340
Film and Video Editors 300 $64,820

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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