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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Southern California

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Southern California

What traits are you looking for in a film school? To help you decide if University of Southern California is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's film program.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year.

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.

USC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

USC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at USC 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in film, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Film Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

57% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 21
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 79
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 19

USC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

54% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of film master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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In the film master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 46
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

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 Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production 216
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 94

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 Southern California.

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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