Film & Video Production at Southern Methodist University

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying film & video production, 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 has a total student population of 12,373.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Film & Video Production section at the bottom of this page.

SMU Film & Video Production Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Cinematography

SMU Film & Video Production Rankings

The cinematography major at SMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Film & Video Production. 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.

Cinematography Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of cinematography bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical cinematography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at SMU since its program graduates 15% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its cinematography 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 cinematography.

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

Careers That Cinematography Grads May Go Into

A degree in cinematography 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
Film and Video Editors	1,360	$61,990
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators	1,260	$57,360

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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