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Film & media production at UCLA

UCLA graduates about 24 film majors a year. That puts it 27th of 285 schools we score for film, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $51,000 four years out, 1.15× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $4 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#27 of 285 for film →
Graduates a year24under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$51,0001.15× the same major nationally
Research in the field$4Ma year, NSF
Admit rate9%whole school

Around UCLA

Six YAL activists gathered with Gadsden Flag and beach ball at the University of
YAL activists at the University of California, Los AngelesPhoto: YAL Editors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
This photo was taken by Dr. Tao's colleague at a physics lecture he attended on
Professor Tao with his Devoted StudentsPhoto: SATSAT2020 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Aerial view of UCLA campus and Westwood, California, facing southeast
UCLA campus and WestwoodPhoto: Rick Meyer, Los Angeles Times · CC BY 4.0 · source
UCLA Veterans Social 264
UCLA Veterans Social 264 (5715096209)Photo: SupportPDX from Portland, Oregon, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where film happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 89 · Dorm 20 · Arts 8 · Athletics 7 · Dining 6 · Library 4.

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Nearby in the film ranking

  1. Loyola Marymount University 85
  2. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 85
  3. University of Maryland, College Park 84
  4. Washington University in St. Louis 84
  5. Colgate University 83
  6. The Ohio State University 83
  7. Rhode Island School of Design 82
  8. University of Georgia 82

Other strong majors at UCLA

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UCLA 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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