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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Swarthmore College

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Swarthmore College

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

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,437.

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.

Swarthmore Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

Swarthmore Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in film.

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

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

If you plan to be a film major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Swarthmore College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 4

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 PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 5,050 $80,740
Producers and Directors 2,700 $76,050
Photographers 1,740 $34,790
Communications Professors 1,280 $76,720
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 870 $46,350

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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