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Master's Degree in Documentary Production

Master’s Degrees in Documentary Production

43 Yearly Graduations
67% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 7 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a master's degree in documentary production. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 21% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 46.5% of documentary production graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Documentary Production Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 43 people earned their master's degree in documentary production. This makes it the 789th most popular master's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in documentary production at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 43
Bachelor’s Degree 34
Undergraduate Certificate 4
Basic Certificate 3
Graduate Certificate 3

Earnings of Documentary Production Majors With Master’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for documentary production students who are master's degree holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their master's degree in documentary production. About 67.4% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 14
Women 29
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The racial-ethnic distribution of documentary production master’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 13
International Students 20
Other Races/Ethnicities 4
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There are 7 colleges that offer a master’s degree in documentary production. Learn more about the most popular 7 below:

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
9 Yearly Graduations
58% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Northwestern University tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for documentary production majors who are seeking their master's degree. Roughly 22,600 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $64,887 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $52,698 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 9 people received their master's degree in documentary production from Northwestern. About 58% of this group were women, and 8% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#1

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
9 Yearly Graduations
56% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Wake Forest University tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for documentary production majors who are seeking their master's degree. Each year, around 8,700 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $63,608 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $38,650 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 9 people received their master's degree in documentary production from Wake Forest University. About 56% of this group were women, and 22% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#3

Chapman University

Orange, California
4 Yearly Graduations
71% Women

Chapman University comes in at #3 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in documentary production. Roughly 9,700 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $62,400 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $38,604 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 4 people received their master's degree in documentary production from Chapman.

#4

New York Film Academy

Burbank, California
2 Yearly Graduations
100% Women

New York Film Academy comes in at #4 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in documentary production. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $34,898 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $37,195 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their master's degree in documentary production from New York Film Academy.

#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
0 Yearly Graduations

DePaul University comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in documentary production. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $43,379 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $22,135 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 0 people received their master's degree in documentary production from DePaul.

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
0 Yearly Graduations
80% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 5th most popular school in the country for documentary production majors who are seeking their master's degree is University of California - Santa Cruz. Each year, around 19,100 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,834 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,264 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 0 people received their master's degree in documentary production from UC Santa Cruz. About 80% of this group were women, and 50% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to documentary production that offer master’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production 1,011
Film Studies 574
Photography 215
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts 28

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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