Students interested in film & video production, you may also want to explore other closely related fields of study. The sections below cover majors with similar career paths, related concentrations and specializations, and the most popular similar majors, ranked by annual graduates.
The majors below prepare graduates for occupations that overlap with those of film & video production, based on the NCES CIP-to-SOC career crosswalk. Sorted by the number of shared occupations.
| Similar Major | Shared Careers | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians, Other | 2 | 684 |
| Directing and Theatrical Production | 2 | 213 |
| Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General | 2 | 10,778 |
| Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other | 2 | 437 |
| Musical Theatre | 2 | 1,157 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician | 2 | 1,515 |
| Radio and Television | 2 | 5,653 |
| Theatre and Dance | 2 | 122 |
| Theatre/Theatre Arts Management | 2 | 220 |
| Acting | 1 | 1,859 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Film/Cinema/Media Studies | 5,777 |
| Photography | 2,066 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other | 1,452 |
| Documentary Production | 88 |
Part of the broader field of Film/Video and Photographic Arts, film & video production sits alongside related programs in that field.
More about our data sources and methodologies.