Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 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.

UWM Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

UWM Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at UWM 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.

Film Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 54% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at UWM are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	81
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UWM Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of film master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

Of the students who received a film master's degree from UWM, 70% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in film.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	89

Related Majors

• Dance
• Music
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Fine & Studio Arts

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,820	$75,220
Producers and Directors	1,360	$57,110
Photographers	1,070	$34,750
Communications Professors	500	$79,870
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators	140	$42,110

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 Freekee under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.