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Film & media production at Penn State

Penn State graduates about 75 film majors a year. That puts it 63rd of 285 schools we score for film, a strong program at 72 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $44,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $1 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

72/100Strong#63 of 285 for film →
Graduates a year75under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$44,0000.99× the same major nationally
Research in the field$1Ma year, NSF
Admit rate61%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1410whole school

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Hetzel Union Building-Robeson Center at Penn State University
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Where film happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Visual Arts Ceramics Studio, Theatre Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 279 · Dorm 62 · Student housing 45 · Athletics 13 · Arts 13 · Dining 8.

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Nearby in the film ranking

  1. CUNY–Hunter College 73
  2. San Francisco State University 73
  3. Boston University 73
  4. University of Oregon 72
  5. Rutgers University–Newark 72
  6. University of Missouri 72
  7. George Mason University 71
  8. Indiana University–Bloomington 71

Other strong majors at Penn State

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Penn State 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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