Film/Video and Photographic Arts

What graduates really earn, where the degree pays off most, and whether the numbers add up for you.

Avg Earnings (4yr)

$27,398

Median Earnings

$45,152

Schools Offering

152

ROI Grade

Earnings Range (4 Years After Graduation)

25th: $40,359Median: $45,15275th: $50,387

Best Schools for Film/Video and Photographic Arts by Earnings

#	School	ROI	4yr Earnings	Net Price	Major Debt	Grade
1	Kennesaw State University GA · Public	60	$78,034	$15,048	$27,000	C+
2	University of California-Berkeley CA · Public	97	$70,963	$13,481	$15,693	C+
3	Chapman University CA · Private	64	$66,494	$46,555	$19,123	C+
4	Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ · Public	83	$63,679	$24,406	$23,250	C
5	Rutgers University-Newark NJ · Public	82	$63,679	$19,703	$23,250	C
6	Seattle University WA · Private	79	$62,385	$34,662	$24,583	D
7	Loyola Marymount University CA · Private	72	$61,500	$48,381	$23,250	D
8	Tufts University MA · Private	86	$59,960	$39,998	N/A	-
9	New York University NY · Private	84	$58,720	$37,050	$22,250	D
10	University of Southern California CA · Private	91	$58,623	$32,740	$21,687	C
11	University of California-Davis CA · Public	95	$57,999	$14,741	$18,000	D
12	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI · Public	95	$57,059	$13,138	$19,760	D
13	Marymount Manhattan College NY · Private	24	$55,285	$36,861	$27,000	F
14	Fordham University NY · Private	79	$54,738	$44,338	$25,000	C
15	Syracuse University NY · Private	76	$54,115	$38,793	$27,000	F
16	Wheaton College (Massachusetts) MA · Private	64	$54,106	$29,822	$24,250	D
17	Brigham Young University UT · Private	94	$53,695	$15,564	$12,000	C+
18	Rochester Institute of Technology NY · Private	75	$52,970	$34,906	$27,000	D
19	University of California-Riverside CA · Public	83	$52,699	$14,304	$20,500	D
20	American University DC · Private	74	$52,661	$41,943	$23,250	D
21	Pace University NY · Private	68	$52,368	$30,892	$25,238	F
22	Purdue University-Main Campus IN · Public	91	$52,105	$14,600	$17,034	B+
23	Quinnipiac University CT · Private	79	$52,094	$40,675	$24,864	D
24	University of Miami FL · Private	78	$52,032	$37,244	$18,500	C+
25	University of California-Irvine CA · Public	94	$51,423	$14,251	$16,300	D
26	College of Staten Island CUNY NY · Public	67	$51,363	$5,579	N/A	-
27	Rhode Island School of Design RI · Private	57	$51,278	$50,507	$27,000	F
28	Massachusetts College of Art and Design MA · Public	29	$51,139	$24,100	$25,965	F
29	University of California-Los Angeles CA · Public	96	$50,904	$12,548	$19,000	C
30	Southern New Hampshire University NH · Private	37	$50,871	$36,708	$33,345	D
31	Montclair State University NJ · Public	71	$50,790	$15,566	$27,000	D
32	University of Maryland-College Park MD · Public	94	$50,713	$15,678	N/A	-
33	Ohio State University-Main Campus OH · Public	77	$50,565	$17,339	$22,500	B
34	University of Oregon OR · Public	68	$50,499	$22,182	$24,500	F
35	Taylor University IN · Private	50	$50,403	$24,865	N/A	-
36	Woodbury University CA · Private	51	$50,387	$33,692	$27,000	D
37	George Mason University VA · Public	86	$50,086	$17,915	$25,000	F
38	University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth MA · Public	70	$50,008	$20,927	N/A	-
39	George Fox University OR · Private	57	$50,003	$31,679	$23,625	D
40	Emerson College MA · Private	52	$49,951	$49,180	$24,250	D
41	Art Center College of Design CA · Private	56	$49,933	$48,661	$31,000	F
42	University of California-Santa Barbara CA · Public	90	$49,893	$16,109	$15,000	C+
43	University of Utah UT · Public	84	$49,841	$16,200	$24,063	D
44	Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ · Public	77	$49,759	$14,967	$20,534	C
45	Eastern Michigan University MI · Public	42	$49,388	$15,407	$27,000	D
46	University of Missouri-Columbia MO · Public	77	$49,192	$20,268	$19,833	C
47	Northern Arizona University AZ · Public	64	$48,800	$14,158	$19,000	D
48	The New School NY · Private	40	$48,557	$58,741	$25,829	F
49	University of Toledo OH · Public	48	$48,250	$17,249	N/A	-
50	University of Iowa IA · Public	76	$47,892	$22,531	$25,000	D

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Is Film/Video and Photographic Arts Worth It?

Passion Play - Manage the Cost

The money on Film/Video and Photographic Arts is genuinely tough. An average $27,398 four years out is hard to square with a big tuition bill. If this is your passion, go for it - but keep debt as low as you can: in-state public, scholarships, anything that pulls the net cost down.

152 schools offer this major, so you have real options. Compare net price and graduate earnings at your actual target schools - the spread between the best and worst ROI in this field is wide.

The top earner here is Tufts University, where graduates pull $56,418 four years out. But an average hides a wide spread - where you go, and what you do with the degree, matter as much as the major itself.

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