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Film & Video Production at University of Southern California

Film & Video Production at University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying film & video production, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Production section at the bottom of this page.

USC Film & Video Production Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Cinematography
  • Master’s Degree in Cinematography

USC Film & Video Production Rankings

The cinematography major at USC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Film & Video Production. 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.

Cinematography Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Program

51% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of cinematography bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical cinematography bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% women. So female students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities in its cinematography 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 cinematography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 41
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

USC Film & Video Production Master’s Program

52% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 48% of cinematography master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

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In the cinematography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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 cinematography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 17
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 21
White 40
International Students 38
Other Races/Ethnicities 10

Careers That Cinematography Grads May Go Into

A degree in cinematography 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
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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