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Undergraduate Certificates in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

514 Yearly Graduations
$19,754 Median Salary
$12,251 Median Debt
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 42% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 12.5% of film graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Film Majors

In 2020-2021, 514 undergraduate certificates were awarded to film majors. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in film at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 11,759
Associate Degree 1,632
Master’s Degree 1,610
Basic Certificate 1,169
Undergraduate Certificate 514
Graduate Certificate 48
Doctor’s Degree 46

Earnings of Film Majors With Undergraduate Certificates

The median salary for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in film is $19,754. This number may vary for a lot of reasons. For instance, you may decide to move to a location where people with your degree are rare and make more money. A better approximation of salary is to look at the typical range of salaries. In this case the low is $17,620 and the high is $20,569.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding an undergraduate certificate in film is $12,251. The school you go to and how long it takes you to graduate, among other things, can cause this number to vary. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $14,750 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $9,500.

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Those students who are paying back their debt on a 10-year repayment plan have a median monthly payment of $138.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue undergraduate certificates in film. About 56.8% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 292
Women 222
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The racial-ethnic distribution of film undergraduate certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 9
Black or African American 55
Hispanic or Latino 129
White 203
International Students 64
Other Races/Ethnicities 54
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to film that offer undergraduate certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Fine & Studio Arts 4,923
Design & Applied Arts 2,298
Drama & Theater Arts 510
Music 168
Arts & Media Management 86

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.

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