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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Southern Methodist University

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Southern Methodist University

If you are interested in studying film, video & photographic arts, you may want to check out the program at Southern Methodist University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 12,373 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.

SMU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

SMU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at SMU 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 SMU

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

SMU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 17
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production 27

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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist University.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,240 $71,520
Producers and Directors 5,300 $69,280
Photographers 3,070 $34,160
Communications Professors 2,460 $68,900
Film and Video Editors 1,360 $61,990

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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