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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Purdue University - Main Campus

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 Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,338 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 31 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.

Purdue Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

Purdue Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the film progam at Purdue compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The film major at Purdue 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
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 47

Earnings of Purdue Film Graduates

The median salary of film students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $32,369. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 40% higher than the national average of $23,085 for all film bachelor's degree recipients.

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Film Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in film from Purdue. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 19
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Purdue 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $68,070
Producers and Directors 990 $48,300
Photographers 800 $35,460
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 390 $40,610

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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