The main focus area for this major is Film/Cinema/Media Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Film, Video & Photographic Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of California - Irvine. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in film, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. UC Irvine was ranked #42 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for film majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #9 in California.
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Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
Fees | $2,311 | $2,311 |
Books and Supplies | $1,361 | $1,361 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,677 | $16,677 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,250 | $4,250 |
Learn more about UC Irvine tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Irvine in Film walked away with an average of $18,500 in student debt. That is 32% lower than the national average of $27,015.
The median early career salary of film students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Irvine is $26,620 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $22,656.
UC Irvine does not offer an online option for its film bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Irvine Online Learning page.
About 59.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in film in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.6%.
Around 55.2% of film bachelor’s degree recipients at UC Irvine in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 30 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 29 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 35 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 125 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Dance | 40 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 85 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 107 |
Music | 16 |
*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.