Film, Video & Photographic Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of California - Santa Cruz.
We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in film, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Film students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Santa Cruz took out an average of $21,072 in student loans.
That is 22% lower than the national average of $27,015.
How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Film From UC Santa Cruz?
$25,295Average Salary
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film who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Cruz make an average of $25,295 a year during the early days of their career.
That is 12% higher than the national average of $22,656.
Does UC Santa Cruz Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Film?
UC Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz Online Learning page.
UC Santa Cruz Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Film
211Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
48.3%Women
55.5%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 211 bachelor’s degrees in film awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in film in 2019-2020, 48.3% of them were women.
This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 47.6%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 55.5% of the film bachelor’s degrees at UC Santa Cruz in 2019-2020.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
24
Black or African American
4
Hispanic or Latino
71
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
68
International Students
22
Other Races/Ethnicities
22
Bachelor’s in Film Focus Areas at UC Santa Cruz
Film, Video & Photographic Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
*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.