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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Every film, video and photographic arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the film program at University of Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 71 students received a bachelor's degree in film from UNLV.

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.

UNLV Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

UNLV Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at UNLV 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.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in film from UNLV. This makes it the #56 most popular school for film master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNLV Film Graduates

The median salary of film students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $21,455. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $23,085 for all film students.

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Film Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

48% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 71 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Film, Video & Photographic Arts from UNLV in 2020-2021, 52% were men and 48% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 21
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

UNLV Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

67% Women
Of the 3 film students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNLV, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

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Of the students who received a film master's degree from UNLV, 67% 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 University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in film.

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

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in film. In 2021, 0 student 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Producers and Directors 800 $67,190
Photographers 770 $35,010
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 580 $49,770
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 400 $55,580
Film and Video Editors 180 $45,560

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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