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

If you plan to study film, video and 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 177 students received a bachelor's degree in film from UC Santa Cruz.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Film

UC Santa Cruz Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the film progam at UC Santa Cruz compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools 10
Most Focused Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools 82
Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools 82
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 178

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in film from UC Santa Cruz. This is the #82 most popular school for film master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Film Graduates from UC Santa Cruz Make?

The median salary of film students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Santa Cruz is $24,155. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $23,085 for all film bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

45% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 177 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Film, Video & Photographic Arts from UC Santa Cruz in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 54
White 60
International Students 21
Other Races/Ethnicities 23

UC Santa Cruz also has a doctoral program available in film. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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