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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Southern California

Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Southern California

Every film, video & 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 University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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.

USC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available

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

USC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in film, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Film Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

54% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of film master's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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In the film master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 18
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 26
White 46
International Students 43
Other Races/Ethnicities 11

Concentrations Within Film, Video & Photographic Arts

The following film concentations are available at University of Southern California. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Film & Video Production 120
Film/Cinema/Media Studies 32

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 CA, the home state for University of Southern California.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Producers and Directors 25,320 $115,080
Film and Video Editors 11,380 $112,530
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 9,710 $115,460
Photographers 6,060 $52,720
Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators 4,530 $77,540

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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