Film, Video & Photographic Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in film, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for film majors, USC came in at #8. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in California.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $59,260 | $59,260 |
Fees | $1,015 | $1,015 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,398 | $16,398 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,278 | $2,278 |
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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 USC in Film walked away with an average of $22,250 in student debt. That is 18% lower than the national average of $27,015.
film who receive their bachelor’s degree from USC make an average of $36,540 a year during the early days of their career. That is 61% higher than the national average of $22,656.
Online degrees for the USC 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 USC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in film in 2019-2020, 50.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47.6%.
Around 43.8% of film bachelor’s degree recipients at USC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 35%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 27 |
Black or African American | 20 |
Hispanic or Latino | 30 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 105 |
International Students | 15 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 26 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 110 |
Film & Video Production | 114 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Visual & Performing Arts | 18 |
Dance | 16 |
Design & Applied Arts | 33 |
Drama & Theater Arts | 145 |
Fine & Studio Arts | 61 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.