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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Western Michigan University

Every film, video and photographic arts school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the film program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887. Of the 3,747 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2021, 35 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.

WMU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Film

WMU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The film major at WMU 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
Most Popular Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 117

Earnings of WMU Film Graduates

The median salary of film students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $24,760. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $23,085 for all film bachelor's degree recipients.

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Film Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

49% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 51% of film bachelor's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in film at WMU 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WMU also has a doctoral program available in film. In 2021, 0 student 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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,710 $76,250
Producers and Directors 2,030 $65,910
Communications Professors 900 $71,770
Film and Video Editors 510 $64,620

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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