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Film & Video Production at Virginia Commonwealth University

Film & Video Production at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Film & Video Production Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Cinematography

VCU Film & Video Production Rankings

The cinematography major at VCU 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 VCU

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

VCU Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Program

39% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of cinematography bachelor's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in cinematography at VCU 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in cinematography.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 29
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Producers and Directors 2,090 $69,750
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 430 $55,410
Film and Video Editors 270 $64,590

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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