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Film & Video Production at Rochester Institute of Technology

Film & Video Production at Rochester Institute of Technology

If you are interested in studying film & video production, you may want to check out the program at Rochester Institute of Technology. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RIT is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 16,158.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Film & Video Production section at the bottom of this page.

RIT Film & Video Production Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Cinematography
  • Master’s Degree in Cinematography

RIT Film & Video Production Rankings

The cinematography major at RIT is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Film & Video Production. 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.

Cinematography Student Demographics at RIT

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

RIT Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of cinematography bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical cinematography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at RIT since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in cinematography 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 cinematography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 38
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

RIT Film & Video Production Master’s Program

73% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of cinematography master's degrees went to men and 73% 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 cinematography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Cinematography Grads May Go Into

A degree in cinematography 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
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 2,270 $86,430

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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