Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Rutgers University - Newark
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.
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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 |
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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.

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

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.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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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.
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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 |
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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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