Film Schools In California

There are 78 accredited film schools in California for faculty who teach film classes to choose from. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in film in the state of California, which encompasses film training at the following levels:

Film Certificate
Associates degree in Film
Bachelors degree in Film
Masters degree in Film
PhD degree in Film

Cities

Statistics

Professional Trends

California Vs. National Film Employment

California	6,170
National	82,430

Of all of the film professionals that work in the US, approximately 15% work in California state.

Employment Growth for Film professionals In California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
34,820	24,540	22,650	5,630	6,170

Yellow: Actual Values

The number of film professionals is shrinking in California. In California, 28,650 less film professionals were working in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 82% decline in the field. This is faster than the trend for film professionals around the US. Nationally, the number of film professionals has shrunk by 4% between 2006 and 2010.

Film VS. All Professions salaries in California

2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
$41,970	$41,783	$40,488	$55,890	$40,962
$48,885	$52,410	$54,744	$56,285	$57,176

Light Blue: Film
Dark Yellow: All Professions

As the number of film professionals is declining, the salaries paid to film professionals are decreasing in California. Film professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $41,970 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $40,962 in 2010.

Salary percentiles for Film professionals in California

10th percentile	$19,782
25th percentile	$24,362
50th percentile	$34,628
75th percentile	$51,235
90th percentile	$72,198

Thus, there was a 2% decline in film professionals' salaries. This decline is quite different from state trends for all professionals. In the state of California, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of film. The pay differential between the highest paid film professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 265%

Average Salaries for Film professionals and related professions in California

Art	$72,362
Computer Animation	$74,560
Design	$62,608
Film	$40,962

In California, film professionals make, on average, less than their counterparts in related professions.

Educational Trends

Film programs available for each degree type for all schools in California

associate	60
bachelor	34
master	18
doctor	2
Certificate	80
Total	194

As the number of film professionals is decreasing in California state, the number of students graduating from the 78 accredited film schools in California state is increasing. In California, there were 2,329 graduates in 2006. And there were 2,622 graduates from film courses in 2010.

Thus there was a 13% percent increase in the number of film school degree or certificate graduates in California. Most of these graduates, or 41%, earned a undergraduate certificate in film.

Film Faculty Salaries in California

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