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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Southern California

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,745 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Southern California in 2021, 158 of them were film, video and photographic arts majors.

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
  • Doctorate Degree in Film

USC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
9
Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools 11
Most Focused Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 138

In 2021, 143 students received their master’s degree in film from USC. This makes it the #2 most popular school for film master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of USC Film Graduates

The median salary of film students who receive their bachelor's degree at USC is $35,793. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 55% higher than the national average of $23,085 for all film bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

54% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at USC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 17
Black or African American 8
Hispanic or Latino 28
White 82
International Students 8
Other Races/Ethnicities 15

USC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

49% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 143 students graduated with a master's degree in film from USC. About 51% were men and 49% were women.

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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 9
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 47
International Students 37
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

USC also has a doctoral program available in film. In 2021, 9 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 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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