Film, Video & Photographic Arts at The University of Montana

If you plan to study film, video & photographic arts, take a look at what The University of Montana has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 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.

UM Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

UM Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at UM 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 UM

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

UM Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 52% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at UM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UM Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of film master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

Of the students who received a film master's degree from UM, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

The following film concentations are available at The University of Montana. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Montana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production	44

Related Majors

• Dance
• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music
• Drama & Theater Arts

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Producers and Directors	300	$51,920
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	260	$55,730
Photographers	150	$31,670
Communications Professors	120	$59,700
Film and Video Editors	110	$48,020

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
• Image Credit: By Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.