Film, Video & Photographic Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Rhode Island School of Design.
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, and more.
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Film students who received their bachelor’s degree at RISD took out an average of $27,000 in student loans.
That is about the same as the national average of $27,015.
How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Film From RISD?
$20,388Average Salary
Below AverageEarnings Boost
film who receive their bachelor’s degree from RISD make an average of $20,388 a year during the early days of their career.
That is 10% lower than the national average of $22,656.
Does RISD Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Film?
RISD 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 RISD Online Learning page.
RISD Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Film
50Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
56.0%Women
34.0%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 50 students received their bachelor’s degree in film. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
Women made up around 56.0% of the film students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020.
This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.6%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 34.0% of the film bachelor’s degrees at RISD in 2019-2020.
This is about the same as the nationwide number of 35%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
5
Black or African American
6
Hispanic or Latino
5
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
18
International Students
14
Other Races/Ethnicities
2
Bachelor’s in Film Focus Areas at RISD
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.
by our College Data Analytics Team
