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Film & media production at Miami

Miami graduates about 52 film majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 37th of 285 schools we score for film, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, 1.18× what the same major pays nationally.

80/100Standout#37 of 285 for film →
Graduates a year522% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$52,0001.18× the same major nationally
Research in the field$175Ka year, NSF
Admit rate19%whole school
SAT middle 50%1310–1480whole school

Around Miami

View of Shalala Student Center at the University of Miami.
Shalala Student Center, University of MiamiPhoto: Darkflowerthree · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
photo of the Donna E. Shalala Student Center. To the left is the lakeside patio
Donna E. Shalala Student CenterPhoto: Christinafrancis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Gliders from University of Miami
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Anthony Michaels reunites with old buddy and former WWE wrestler, Chris JerichoPhoto: $impleqween15 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where film happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Weeks Recording Studio, Jerry Herman Ring Theatre, Theatre Arts Building, Frost South Studio Wing, Frost North Studio Wing.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Dorm 11 · Student housing 10 · Athletics 9 · Arts 6 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the film ranking

  1. University of California, Santa Cruz 81
  2. Wesleyan University 81
  3. Northeastern University 81
  4. University of Utah 80
  5. Purdue University–Main Campus 80
  6. University of California, Santa Barbara 79
  7. Middlebury College 79
  8. Boston College 79

Other strong majors at Miami

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Miami 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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