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Carleton College Bachelor’s in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$23,456 Average Salary

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 Carleton College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in film, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Carleton Bachelor’s in Film

#40 in the U.S
#2 in Minnesota

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. Carleton was ranked #40 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 #2 in Minnesota.

Here are some of the other rankings for Carleton.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)17
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)20
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools36
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools40
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)41
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)54
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)60
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts61
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)67
Most Focused Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts70
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)73
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)95
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts106
Most Popular Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts126
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)174
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)184
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)216
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)218
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates245
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans257
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts272
Highest Paid Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates284
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Veterans302
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts323

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Film from Carleton Cost?

$59,352 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Carleton Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$58,968$58,968
Fees$384$384
Books and Supplies$901$901
On Campus Room and Board$15,147$15,147
On Campus Other Expenses$1,700$1,700

Learn more about Carleton tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Film From Carleton?

$23,456 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

film who receive their bachelor’s degree from Carleton make an average of $23,456 a year during the early days of their career. That is 4% higher than the national average of $22,656.

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Does Carleton Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Film?

Carleton 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 Carleton Online Learning page.

Carleton Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Film

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
25.0% Women
46.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 28 bachelor’s degrees in film handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 25.0% of the film students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 47.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 46.4% of film bachelor’s degree recipients at Carleton in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American5
Hispanic or Latino4
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White12
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities4

Bachelor’s in Film Focus Areas at Carleton

Film, Video & Photographic Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies28

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to film, video and photographic arts.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Dance1
Drama & Theater Arts6
Fine & Studio Arts19
Music9

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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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