Film/Cinema/Media Studies at University of California - Berkeley

Every film/cinema/media studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the film studies program at University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Film/Cinema/Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UC Berkeley Film/Cinema/Media Studies Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Film/Cinema/Media Studies Rankings

The film studies major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Film/Cinema/Media Studies. 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 Studies Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film studies majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Film/Cinema/Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of film studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its film studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	34
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UC Berkeley Film/Cinema/Media Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of film studies master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

In the film studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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Careers That Film Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in film studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.