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Film & media production at Pitt

Pitt graduates about 32 film majors a year. That puts it 179th of 285 schools we score for film, a solid program at 47 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $37,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.84×).

47/100Solid#179 of 285 for film →
Graduates a year32under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$37,0000.84× the same major nationally
Admit rate59%whole school
SAT middle 50%1280–1470whole school

Around Pitt

Plaque commemorating the birth of Marie Curie, and her visit to Pittsburgh
Pitt Curie PlaquePhoto: Coinmac · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Curve
Curve (4859313)Photo: Robbie Sproule from Montreal, Canada · CC BY 2.0 · source
The Cathedral of Learning with the sunset on it and a rainbow above in the sky.
RainbowCathyPhoto: Ferp56 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Attendees at the University of Pittsburgh "You're Being Brainwashed" tour stop i
You're Being Brainwashed tour attendees (54033473902)Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where film happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 54 · Dorm 24 · Student housing 11 · Athletics 9 · Chapel 9 · Fraternity or sorority house 4.

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Nearby in the film ranking

  1. University of Louisiana at Lafayette 48
  2. Xavier University 48
  3. Savannah College of Art and Design 47
  4. Mount Saint Mary's University 47
  5. University of Tampa 47
  6. University of Colorado Denver 47
  7. University of Idaho 47
  8. Morehouse College 46

Other strong majors at Pitt

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Pitt 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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