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Film & media production at University of California, Santa Cruz

University of California, Santa Cruz graduates about 172 film majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 33rd of 285 schools we score for film, a standout program at 81 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, about the national figure for the same major. Research spending in the field runs about $5 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

81/100Standout#33 of 285 for film →
Graduates a year1724% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$46,0001.04× the same major nationally
Research in the field$5Ma year, NSF
Admit rate66%whole school

Around University of California, Santa Cruz

The Main Stage of UCSC's Theatre Arts Center.
UCSC Main StagePhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Midnight Entoloma (Entoloma medianox)
Entoloma medianox 348004804Photo: Reagan Peschke · CC BY 4.0 · source
Clark Kerr Hall is the administrative center of UCSC.
UCSC Clark Kerr HallPhoto: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
An open plaza at Science Hill, located between Thimann Labs (left) and Thimann L
UCSC Science Hill 2017-05-05Photo: Ponderosapine210 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where film happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Senior Studio, Printmaking Studio, Multi-Purpose Studio, Theater Arts Drama Studio/Design & Technology Studio, Faculty Offices, Site Works Studio/Metal Studio, 3D-Intermedia Studio, Figure Studio, Painting Studio, Senior Gallery/Drawing Studio/ 2D Inermedia Studio, Theater Arts Offices, Scene Shop, Dance Studios, Computer Lab, Photography Studio, Drama Studio Classroom.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 127 · Student housing 91 · Dorm 46 · Arts 15 · Library 6 · Dining 5.

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Nearby in the film ranking

  1. The Ohio State University 83
  2. Rhode Island School of Design 82
  3. University of Georgia 82
  4. Brandeis University 82
  5. Wesleyan University 81
  6. Northeastern University 81
  7. University of Utah 80
  8. University of Miami 80

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares University of California, Santa Cruz 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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