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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Oakland University

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Oakland University

Every film, video and 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 Oakland University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and approximately 18,552 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 23 film majors received their bachelor's degree from Oakland.

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.

Oakland Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

Oakland Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks film programs across the country. The following shows how Oakland performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The film major at Oakland 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 167
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 168

How Much Do Film Graduates from Oakland Make?

The median salary of film students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oakland is $21,061. This is less than $23,085, which is the national average of all film majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Film Student Demographics at Oakland

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

Oakland Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Film, Video & Photographic Arts from Oakland in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

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About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at Oakland 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 Oakland University with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 18
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Oakland also has a doctoral program available in film. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 MI, the home state for Oakland University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Producers and Directors 2,030 $65,910
Communications Professors 900 $71,770
Film and Video Editors 510 $64,620

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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