Of 55 students in my class at Columbia’s Film program, 4 made a career out of it

Re:Of 55 students in my class at Columbia’s Film program, 4 ... by lumost on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @09:15PM (#27828370)

Let's look at the top result for google for "film and media studies major salary".

- Job Growth (8% writers & authors, 12% producers and directors, 5% advertising and promotions managers)

- Average Salary ($73k writers and authors, 89k producers, 133k advertising and promotion managers)

Sounds pretty good right? the part that's missing is that the placement rate of "Film and Media majors" into these fields.

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Re:Of 55 students in my class at Columbia’s Film program, 4 ... by WalterBright on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @09:30PM (#27828472)

That doesn't sound like starting salaries. Who starts as an advertising and promotion manager?

The average starting salary for a film and media studies is $22,656 per year. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27828557

Now, given 2087 working hours in a year, and $15/hr, that yields an annual pay of $31,305. 50% MORE than a FAM studies college graduate.

All with a few seconds of effort, with a device in everyone's pocket.

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Re:Of 55 students in my class at Columbia’s Film program, 4 ... by steveBK123 on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @09:21PM (#27828413)

Right, the more important stat is if/what the school publishes for - % employed at graduation and average salary. My school had this online in the 90s, though I suspect many hide this now.

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