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Film & media production at Arizona State University

Arizona State University graduates about 164 film majors a year, 1% of its graduating class. That puts it 14th of 285 schools we score for film, a standout program at 89 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $50,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year1641% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$50,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate88%whole school

Around Arizona State University

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Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona
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Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona
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Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona
Arizona State University Campus, Tempe, Arizona - panoramio (123)Photo: davidpinter · CC BY 3.0 · source

Where film happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Lyceum Theatre.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 90 · Dorm 53 · Athletics 9 · Dining 7 · Arts 4 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the film ranking

  1. Chapman University 91
  2. Southern Methodist University 90
  3. University of California, Irvine 90
  4. Tufts University 89
  5. Yale University 88
  6. Syracuse University 88
  7. Brigham Young University 87
  8. Rochester Institute of Technology 87

Other strong majors at Arizona State University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Arizona State University with every school we score in film. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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