Film, Video & Photographic Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Rochester Institute of Technology.
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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at RIT paid an average of $1,710 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree.
Students who received their bachelor’s degree at RIT in Film walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt.
That is about the same as the national average of $27,015.
How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Film From RIT?
$32,284Average Salary
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The median early career salary of film students who receive their bachelor’s degree from RIT is $32,284 per year.
That is 42% higher than the national average of $22,656.
Does RIT Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Film?
Online degrees for the RIT film bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time.
To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the RIT Online Learning page.
RIT Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Film
137Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
62.8%Women
26.3%Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 137 bachelor’s degrees in film awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.
Male-to-Female Ratio
About 62.8% 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%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Around 26.3% of film bachelor’s degree recipients at RIT in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.
Race/Ethnicity
Number of Students
Asian
13
Black or African American
5
Hispanic or Latino
8
Native American or Alaska Native
0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
0
White
92
International Students
6
Other Races/Ethnicities
13
Bachelor’s in Film Focus Areas at RIT
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
