Film M.F.A.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to produce a completed project (screenplay, directed film, produced film).

2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to budget, market and distribute = submit their projects to film festivals.

3. Upon completion of the degree, with the cost of production decreasing, students should be able to apply conventions of filmmaking to a larger product, a microbudget feature film.

4. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to demonstrate editing, directing, producing, and screenwriting skills.

5. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to connect to cinematic, cultural, ethical, professional contexts.

SUCCESS RATES

15.0%

3-year graduation rate

3.87

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$59,755

10 years after graduation

$44,003

5 years after graduation

$27,275

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

4.8%

Working in New York

11.1%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering the master’s program any time during the academic year and graduating by May 31 three years later. Methodology is parallel to AAU Data Exchange doctoral completion rates and means that spring entrants have less time to complete. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected program. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). No Asterisk-Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level based on the 2-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Asterisk- Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected program at the master’s degree level at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. SUNY Graduates Post Completions Interactive Dashboard. Degree completers from 2005-2019 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State two years after graduation. SUNY Wages Dashboard, includes graduates from 2015-18. Most recent available data from SUNY as of January 31, 2024