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School of Visual Arts Bachelor’s in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

184 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$25,967 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Film, Video & Photographic Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at School of Visual Arts. 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 SVA Bachelor’s in Film

#62 in the U.S
#11 in New York

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at SVA was ranked #62 on College Factual's Best Schools for film list. It is also ranked #11 in New York.

Here are some of the other rankings for SVA.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts7
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts8
Most Popular Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts9
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts10
Most Focused Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts11
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts12
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Schools17
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans38
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates38
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools50
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)59
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)60
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)60
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)61
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools62
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)64
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)65
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts70
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans106
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Veterans123
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates186
Highest Paid Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates216
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts227
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)259
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)260
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)260
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)261
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)266
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)274
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts282
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)301
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)302
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)304
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)305
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)312
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)317

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

$43,400 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

SVA Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at SVA paid an average of $1,450 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$43,400$43,400
Books and Supplies$1,868$1,868
On Campus Room and Board$22,300$22,300
On Campus Other Expenses$5,300$5,300

Learn more about SVA tuition and fees.

SVA Film Bachelor’s Student Debt

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 SVA 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.

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

$25,967 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of film students who receive their bachelor’s degree from SVA is $25,967 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $22,656.

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Does SVA Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Film?

Online degrees for the SVA 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 SVA Online Learning page.

SVA Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Film

184 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
54.3% Women
28.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 184 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 54.3% of the film students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.3% of the film bachelor’s degrees at SVA in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian21
Black or African American9
Hispanic or Latino22
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White56
International Students71
Other Races/Ethnicities5

Bachelor’s in Film Focus Areas at SVA

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Photography103
Other Film/Video & Photographic Arts81

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Design & Applied Arts200
Fine & Studio Arts79

View All Film, Video & Photographic Arts Related Majors >

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.

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