by our College Data Analytics TeamFilm, Video & Photographic Arts is a major offered under the visual and performing arts program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in film, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Columbia was $1,974 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
The median early career salary of film students who receive their master’s degree from Columbia is $28,598 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $28,717.
Columbia does not offer an online option for its film master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in film in 2019-2020, 45.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 24.4% of the film master’s degrees at Columbia in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 33 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Film, Video & Photographic Arts students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 20 |
| Film & Video Production | 62 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Drama & Theater Arts | 37 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 31 |
| Music | 10 |
| Other Visual Art | 2 |
*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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