Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Rochester

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 Rochester stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 7 film majors received their bachelor's degree from University of Rochester.

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.

University of Rochester Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

University of Rochester Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at University of Rochester 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, 2 students received their master’s degree in film from University of Rochester. This makes it the #62 most popular school for film master’s degree candidates in the country.

Film Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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

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

University of Rochester Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in film from University of Rochester in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a film master's degree from University of Rochester, 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 University of Rochester 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

University of Rochester also has a doctoral program available in film. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Dance
• Arts & Media Management
• Other Visual Art
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Music

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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Producers and Directors	26,110	$115,610
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	11,530	$99,870
Film and Video Editors	4,590	$92,170
Photographers	4,090	$53,150
Communications Professors	3,080	$90,470

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.