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University of California - Berkeley Bachelor’s in Film, Video & Photographic Arts

82 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$29,141 Average Salary
$15,000 Average Student Debt

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 University of California - Berkeley. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in film, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the UC Berkeley Bachelor’s in Film

#22 in the U.S
#5 in California

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UC Berkeley is in the top 10% of the country for film. More specifically it was ranked #22 out of 344 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for UC Berkeley.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)5
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)5
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts6
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)8
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)18
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Schools22
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools22
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)24
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $48-$75k)25
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)25
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)31
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $0-$30k)31
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $30-$48k)32
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts32
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)33
Most Popular Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts38
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (With Aid)54
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income $75-$110k)54
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates80
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts82
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts82
Highest Paid Film, Video & Photographic Arts Graduates92
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)119
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans132
Best Film, Video & Photographic Arts Colleges for Veterans141
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts (Income Over $110k)150
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts217
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts224
Best Value Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts261
Most Focused Colleges for Film, Video & Photographic Arts270

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

$14,312 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$15,000 Average Student Debt

UC Berkeley Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,442$41,196
Fees$2,870$2,870
Books and Supplies$1,091$1,091
On Campus Room and Board$20,530$20,530
On Campus Other Expenses$5,595$5,595

Learn more about UC Berkeley tuition and fees.

UC Berkeley Film Bachelor’s Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Film students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley took out an average of $15,000 in student loans. That is 44% lower than the national average of $27,015.

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

$29,141 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

film who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley make an average of $29,141 a year during the early days of their career. That is 29% higher than the national average of $22,656.

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Does UC Berkeley Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Film?

Online degrees for the UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley Online Learning page.

UC Berkeley Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Film

82 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
48.8% Women
51.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 82 students received their bachelor’s degree in film. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in film in 2019-2020, 48.8% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 47.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 51.2% of the film bachelor’s degrees at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian13
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino19
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White23
International Students17
Other Races/Ethnicities7

Bachelor’s in Film Focus Areas at UC Berkeley

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Film/Cinema/Media Studies82

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Dance9
Drama & Theater Arts44
Fine & Studio Arts107
Music33

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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.

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