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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Rhode Island School of Design

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Rhode Island School of Design

If you are interested in studying film, video & photographic arts, you may want to check out the program at Rhode Island School of Design. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RISD is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 2,227.

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.

RISD Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film
  • Master’s Degree in Film

RISD Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at RISD 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 RISD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at Rhode Island School of Design.

RISD Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

55% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its film bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 11
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

RISD Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

50% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of film master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a master's in film.

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

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Film, Video & Photographic Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rhode Island School of Design. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 30
Photography 12

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 RI, the home state for Rhode Island School of Design.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 710 $83,080
Producers and Directors 300 $65,660
Photographers 250 $54,800
Communications Professors 120 $80,330

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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