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Bachelor's Degree Film & Television Full Time

Film/Video and Photographic Arts

at Occidental College · Los Angeles, California

Graduates a year

22

Completions reported to the Dept. of Education

Median debt

$20,804

Federal loans at graduation

Loan repayment

$221/mo

On a standard 10-year plan

Study mode

Full Time

How this program compares

By the number of students completing it, this program ranks 123 of 382 among bachelor's degrees in Film/Video and Photographic Arts in the United States. Graduates of comparable Film/Video and Photographic Arts bachelor's degrees nationally earn a median of $25,194. Earnings for this program itself are not published — the US Department of Education withholds figures where too few students completed, to protect privacy.

  This program Typical Film/Video and Photographic Arts bachelor's degree
Median earnings Not published $25,194
Median debt $20,804 $25,000
Graduates a year 22 123 of 382 by size

They borrow roughly 17% less than that typical program.

What this program covers

A program in the visual arts that focuses on the study of the history, development, theory, and criticism of the film/media arts, as well as the basic principles of filmmaking and film production.

Also known as

Video Studies

Definition of CIP 500601 “Film/Cinema/Media Studies” from the US Department of Education’s Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP 2020).

Where this degree leads

Occupations the Department of Education links to this field of study in its CIP-to-SOC crosswalk.

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary Producers and Directors Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film Film and Video Editors Photographers Communications Teachers, Postsecondary

What graduates earn — and owe

Those who borrowed left with a median federal student debt of $20,804, about $221/mo on a standard ten-year repayment plan.

Figures cover federally aided students only and are published by the US Department of Education in the College Scorecard field-of-study data. Where too few students completed a program, the department withholds the figure for privacy — so some programs show none.

About this listing

Occidental College reports this program to the US Department of Education under CIP code 5006. Tuition, intake dates and entry requirements are set by the university and are not part of the federal record — check the university profile or its own site for those.

Frequently asked questions

How much student debt do graduates take on?

Graduates who borrowed left with a median federal debt of $20,804, roughly $221/mo on a ten-year repayment plan.

How many students complete this program each year?

Occidental College reported 22 completions a year for this program to the US Department of Education.

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