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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Pepperdine University

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Pepperdine 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 Pepperdine University stacks up to those at other schools.

Pepperdine is located in Malibu, California and approximately 9,554 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,024 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Pepperdine University in 2021, 7 of them were film, video and photographic arts majors.

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.

Pepperdine Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

Pepperdine Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks film programs across the country. The following shows how Pepperdine 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 Pepperdine 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
73
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 78
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 221
Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 225
Most Focused Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 293

Film Student Demographics at Pepperdine

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

Pepperdine Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at Pepperdine 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 Pepperdine University with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Pepperdine 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 CA, the home state for Pepperdine University.

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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