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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Yale University

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Yale 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 Yale University stacks up to those at other schools.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 16 film majors received their bachelor's degree from Yale.

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.

Yale Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

Yale Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The film major at Yale 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 Focused Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 256
Most Focused Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 283

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in film from Yale. This makes it the #27 most popular school for film master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in film, making the school the #14 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Film Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 film students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Yale, about 31% were men and 69% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its film bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Yale Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

57% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 14 students who graduated with a master’s in film from Yale in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women.

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In the film master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yale University with a master's in film.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Yale 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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Producers and Directors 1,800 $84,900
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,090 $93,250
Photographers 570 $44,140
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 360 $48,560
Film and Video Editors 310 $73,710

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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