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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at School of Visual Arts

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at School of Visual Arts

Every film, video & 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 School of Visual Arts stacks up to those at other schools.

SVA is located in New York, New York and approximately 3,692 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.

SVA Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

SVA Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at SVA 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 SVA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at School of Visual Arts.

SVA Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

56% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from School of Visual Arts with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 22
White 45
International Students 57
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

SVA Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

66% Women
5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of film master's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 55
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

The following film concentations are available at School of Visual Arts. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from School of Visual Arts. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Photography 113
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 69
Film & Video Production 12

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 School of Visual Arts.

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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