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Film & Video Production at Southern Methodist University

27 Bachelor's Degrees
0 Master's Degrees
#8 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how SMU ranks in comparison to other schools with cinematography programs.

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Film & Video Production Degrees Available at SMU

SMU Cinematography Rankings

In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for cinematography majors, SMU came in at #8. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Texas.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Film & Video Production Graduates 6
Highest Paid Film & Video Production Graduates 7
Best Film & Video Production Schools 8
Best Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 22
Best Film & Video Production Colleges for Veterans 24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $48-$75k) 64
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $75-$110k) 65
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $30-$48k) 72
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income Over $110k) 76
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $0-$30k) 79
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production (With Aid) 81
Best Value Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $75-$110k) 87
Best Value Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $48-$75k) 88
Best Value Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $30-$48k) 95
Best Value Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income Over $110k) 98
Best Value Colleges for Film & Video Production (Income $0-$30k) 104
Best Value Colleges for Film & Video Production (With Aid) 107
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Film & Video Production 110
Best Value Colleges for Film & Video Production 138

Popularity of Cinematography at SMU

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Southern Methodist University handed out 27 bachelor's degrees in film & video production. This is an increase of 59% over the previous year when 17 degrees were handed out.

SMU Cinematography Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the cinematography majors at Southern Methodist University.

SMU Film & Video Production Bachelor’s Program

The cinematography program at SMU awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 37% going to women.

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The majority of the students with this major are white. About 63% of 2021 graduates were in this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in cinematography.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 17
Non-Resident Aliens 1
Other Races 0

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