Georgia contains five schools that offer film programs. Emory University, the highest-ranking film school in GA, has a total student population of 12,930 and is the 30th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 5 film schools in Georgia, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, The Art Institute of Atlanta comes out as the most expensive ($36,852/yr), with Savannah Technical College as the lowest recorded at only $4,782/yr.
Film students from Georgia schools who go on to become filmmakers, producers, directors, film directors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 79,780 people working as producers and directors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $86,870. Also, Actors make on average $0 per year and there are about 39,880 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Georgia alone, there are 950 employed actors earning an average yearly salary of $"*". Producers and directors in this state earn $77,530/yr and there are 2,680 employed.
Also, within the film schools in Georgia, the average student population is 2,956 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 19 to 1. Aside from film, there are 5022 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,167 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,057, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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