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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you plan to study film, video & photographic arts, take a look at what Rochester Institute of Technology has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 16,158 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.

RIT Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

RIT Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at RIT 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 RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at RIT 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 Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 79
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

RIT Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

67% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of film master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

If you plan to be a film major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rochester Institute of Technology. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production 66
Photography 60

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 NY, the home state for Rochester Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors 26,110 $115,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 11,530 $99,870
Film and Video Editors 4,590 $92,170
Photographers 4,090 $53,150
Communications Professors 3,080 $90,470

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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