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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Rutgers University - Newark

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Rutgers University - Newark

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 Rutgers University - Newark stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and approximately 13,231 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 film majors received their bachelor's degree from Rutgers Newark.

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.

Rutgers Newark Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

Rutgers Newark Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

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

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 Rutgers Newark 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 Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 154

Earnings of Rutgers Newark Film Graduates

The median salary of film students who receive their bachelor's degree at Rutgers Newark is $21,104. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $23,085 for all film students.

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Film Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in film from Rutgers Newark in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Rutgers University - Newark with a bachelor's in film.

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

Rutgers Newark 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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,070 $90,750
Producers and Directors 1,580 $92,180
Photographers 1,400 $35,840
Communications Professors 940 $92,200
Film and Video Editors 590 $87,150

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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