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Film & media production at NYU

NYU graduates about 426 film majors a year, 6% of its graduating class. That puts it 1st of 285 schools we score for film, a standout program at 100 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $59,000 four years out, 1.33× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

100/100Standout#1 of 285 for film →
Graduates a year4266% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$59,0001.33× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school
SAT middle 50%1480–1550whole school

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Nearby in the film ranking

  1. University of Southern California 97
  2. University of Pennsylvania 96
  3. University of California, Berkeley 95
  4. University of California, Davis 94

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares NYU 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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