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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Occidental College

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Occidental College

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

Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 1,839 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.

Oxy Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

Oxy Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at Oxy 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 Oxy

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

Oxy Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at Oxy 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 Occidental College with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 14
International Students 1
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Occidental College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 24

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 CA, the home state for Occidental College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Producers and Directors 25,320 $115,080
Film and Video Editors 11,380 $112,530
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Photographers 6,060 $52,720
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 4,530 $77,540

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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