Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and has a total student population of 19,161.

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.

UC Santa Cruz Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

UC Santa Cruz Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at UC Santa Cruz 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 UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 University of California - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in film.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	41
White	74
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UC Santa Cruz Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of film master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the film master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 University of California - Santa Cruz. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts	179

Related Majors

• Other Visual Art
• Music
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Design & Applied Arts
• Fine & Studio 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Santa Cruz.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Producers and Directors	25,320	$115,080
Film and Video Editors	11,380	$112,530
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	9,710	$115,460
Photographers	6,060	$52,720
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators	4,530	$77,540

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 Satyriconi under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.