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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at San Francisco Art Institute

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at San Francisco Art Institute

What traits are you looking for in a film school? To help you decide if San Francisco Art Institute is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's film program.

SFAI is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 41 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in film from SFAI.

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.

SFAI Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

SFAI Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The film major at SFAI 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
Most Focused Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 4
Most Focused Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 12
Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 144
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Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 194
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Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 239
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 258
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 282
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 312

Earnings of SFAI Film Graduates

The median salary of film students who receive their bachelor's degree at SFAI is $22,116. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $23,085 for all film students.

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Film Student Demographics at SFAI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at San Francisco Art Institute.

SFAI Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The film program at SFAI awarded 18 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Francisco Art Institute with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 6
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

SFAI 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 CA, the home state for San Francisco Art Institute.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Producers and Directors 25,320 $115,080
Film and Video Editors 11,380 $112,530
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Photographers 6,060 $52,720
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 4,530 $77,540

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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