Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 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.

WUSTL Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

The film major at WUSTL 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 WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% went to women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at WUSTL 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 Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in film.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WUSTL Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a film master's degree from WUSTL, 100% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a master's in film.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Film/Cinema/Media Studies	14
Film & Video Production	5

Related Majors

• Dance
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Music
• Fine & Studio Arts
• Design & Applied 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Producers and Directors	1,610	$65,560
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,430	$80,570
Photographers	1,220	$36,470
Communications Professors	660	$76,730
Film and Video Editors	160	$56,160

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.