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Film, Video & Photographic Arts at Rochester Institute of Technology

106 Bachelor's Degrees
20 Master's Degrees
#58 Overall Quality
The Film, Video & Photographic Arts major is part of the visual & performing arts program at Rochester Institute of Technology.

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how RIT ranks in comparison to other schools with film programs.

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Film, Video & Photographic Arts Degrees Available at RIT

RIT Film Rankings

The bachelor's program at RIT was ranked #58 on College Factual's Best Schools for film list. It is also ranked #6 in New York.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 10
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 13
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 13
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Veterans 14
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates 17
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools 21
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduate Degree Schools 30
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) 38
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k) 39
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) 40
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k) 42
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k) 42
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid) 43
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates 47
Highest Paid Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates 55
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools 55
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts 55
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools 58
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts 67
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) 135
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k) 143
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k) 149
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) 150
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k) 156
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k) 163
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k) 170
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid) 171
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k) 176
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k) 177
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k) 181
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts 193
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid) 202
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts 233

Popularity of Film at RIT

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Rochester Institute of Technology handed out 106 bachelor's degrees in film, video & photographic arts. This is a decrease of 23% over the previous year when 137 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in film from RIT. This makes it the #20 most popular school for film master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Film Graduates from RIT Make?

$28,611 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of Film Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

Film majors who earn their bachelor's degree from RIT go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $28,611 a year. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $23,085 for all film bachelor's degree recipients.

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How Much Student Debt Do Film Graduates from RIT Have?

$27,000 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of Film Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

While getting their bachelor's degree at RIT, film students borrow a median amount of $27,000 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $26,000 for all film majors across the country.

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The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the film program at RIT is $384 per month.

Film Student Diversity at RIT

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the film majors at Rochester Institute of Technology.

RIT Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Program

The film program at RIT awarded 106 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 76% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in film.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 81
Non-Resident Aliens 3
Other Races 6

RIT Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 students earned a master's degree in film from RIT. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men.

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The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology with a master's in film.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
Non-Resident Aliens 7
Other Races 1

Majors Similar to Film

Related Major Annual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts 171
Fine & Studio Arts 26
General Visual & Performing Arts 1

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