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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at University of Southern California

If you are interested in studying film, video and photographic arts, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern California. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 143 students received their master's degree in film.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Film
  • Doctorate 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

49% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 143 students who earned a master's degree in Film, Video & Photographic Arts from USC in 2020-2021, 51% were men and 49% were women.

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In the film master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 37% of degree recipients. That is 9% 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 9
Black or African American 22
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 47
International Students 37
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

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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