Film/Video and Photographic Arts

16,437 students earn a film/video and photographic arts credential each year across 563 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $25,344
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $42,807

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 370 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts44$56,4181 year out——2Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia—$51,7721 year out—$27,000 3Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah38$41,8331 year out——4Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey26$38,5081 year out—$23,250 5Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey10$38,5081 year out—$23,250 6Fordham UniversityBronx, New York44$36,7041 year out—$25,000 7Chapman UniversityOrange, California180$35,7951 year out$65,834$19,123 8University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida45$35,4851 year out$36,961$18,500 9University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California178$34,1871 year out$53,923$21,687 10Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas15$33,6101 year out$44,971$26,864 11Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire130$33,5781 year out—$33,345 12Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California14$32,4771 year out$51,579$27,000 13University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma14$32,1261 year out$35,512$24,000 14University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts9$31,8861 year out——15Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts15$31,8461 year out$44,851$26,974 16Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida27$31,6891 year out$58,465$20,476 17University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska15$31,1721 year out——18Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona165$31,1481 year out$48,485$20,534 19Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona73$31,1481 year out$48,485$20,534 20Seattle Film InstituteSeattle, Washington26$30,7891 year out—$24,000 21Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania82$30,6971 year out$42,386$23,250 22Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California21$30,5261 year out—$20,804 23Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington12$30,2561 year out$28,355$24,583 24Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee52$30,1881 year out—$20,500 25University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota32$29,9581 year out$44,896$19,875 26George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon14$29,7451 year out$36,616$23,625 27University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California22$29,6961 year out$66,565$19,000 28University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island63$29,6341 year out$45,389$22,500 29University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri25$29,6131 year out—$19,833 30Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana65$29,6081 year out$41,239$24,495 31Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut47$29,2531 year out—$24,864 32Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona67$29,0941 year out$47,224$28,625 33University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California112$29,0111 year out$38,182$15,693 34Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, Ohio15$28,9941 year out$40,134$27,000 35Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York116$28,8581 year out$51,613$27,000 36University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania30$28,6341 year out—$22,313 37University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California174$28,6081 year out$52,687$15,000 38University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington66$28,5611 year out——39Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, Massachusetts17$28,4981 year out—$24,250 40Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey96$28,4741 year out$49,366$27,000 41University of KansasLawrence, Kansas69$28,2891 year out$36,506$24,750 42California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California28$28,2471 year out—$27,000 43Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee105$28,2021 year out—$19,270 44University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah137$28,1381 year out$48,574$24,063 45Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York25$28,0281 year out$64,947$17,993 46Huntington UniversityHuntington, Indiana26$27,4551 year out—$26,996 47Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan5$27,3481 year out$42,656$27,000 48California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California—$27,2901 year out$38,272$18,266 49Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire28$27,2611 year out$45,890$27,000 50John Paul the Great Catholic UniversityEscondido, California—$27,2211 year out—$26,925 51Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts298$27,0321 year out$52,518$24,250 52Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon47$27,0281 year out$44,469$25,000 53University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas32$26,9391 year out$19,899$22,983 54CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York21$26,9181 year out$47,856—55American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia45$26,7671 year out$69,028$23,250 56The University of TampaTampa, Florida26$26,6411 year out$40,328$20,500 57University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York60$26,6301 year out$50,882$24,509 58Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan28$26,5021 year out$42,211$27,000 59Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota14$26,3321 year out$34,107—60Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York60$26,3311 year out—$27,000 61DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois239$26,1641 year out$49,205$24,717 62Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, Minnesota9$26,1561 year out$31,566$27,000 63University of IowaIowa City, Iowa60$26,1471 year out$44,273$25,000 64University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona58$26,0541 year out$55,707$21,500 65Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California4$25,8351 year out—$27,000 66Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma4$25,6961 year out——67Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, Maryland15$25,6901 year out—$27,000 68University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan96$25,5651 year out$49,997$19,760 69Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah49$25,5061 year out$44,912$12,000 70New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico39$25,3441 year out$35,433$15,625 71Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan68$25,2561 year out$41,264$25,899 72Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington16$25,0901 year out$48,000—73California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California20$25,0311 year out—$26,988 74Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York30$25,0141 year out—$27,000 75CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York54$24,8691 year out$48,104$7,134 76University of California-RiversideRiverside, California190$24,8401 year out$47,385$20,500 77The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana27$24,6791 year out$36,392$26,400 78California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California88$24,6181 year out$53,310$16,205 79Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio17$24,6171 year out—$26,750 80Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California117$24,5611 year out$45,035$23,250 81College for Creative StudiesDetroit, Michigan18$24,3501 year out$41,247$27,000 82Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania133$24,3451 year out$42,474$25,000 83Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida594$24,0781 year out$34,243$27,000 84University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, North Carolina75$24,0531 year out$43,562$27,000 85George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia36$23,9891 year out$49,691$25,000 86Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia361$23,9761 year out$44,203$27,000 87Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois162$23,9051 year out$36,486$26,000 88New York UniversityNew York, New York446$23,8691 year out$56,749$22,250 89University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin101$23,8401 year out$41,542$27,000 90Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York112$23,7821 year out$44,112$25,000 91University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina88$23,6861 year out$40,191$25,750 92University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida187$23,6761 year out$36,327$21,375 93University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California173$23,6141 year out$45,511$16,439 94Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio14$23,5191 year out—$25,500 95Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona19$23,4181 year out$45,594$19,000 96Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California56$23,3541 year out$39,174$36,500 97Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington26$23,1261 year out$41,604$23,000 98Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia91$23,1091 year out$43,942$26,000 99Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California41$22,9881 year out$33,995$31,000 100Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York17$22,8431 year out$53,340—

Associate programs — top 100 of 141 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Metropolitan Community College AreaOmaha, Nebraska26$39,8771 year out——2Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California15$30,1781 year out$36,174$32,641 3Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire107$27,9901 year out—$18,875 4Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida31$24,6791 year out—$29,320 5Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida44$22,5871 year out——6Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis, Minnesota20$21,1721 year out$30,960$12,792 7Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma14$21,0321 year out—$9,043 8Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida13$21,0021 year out——9Community College of AuroraAurora, Colorado47$20,5331 year out$36,726$20,750 10Los Angeles Film SchoolHollywood, California63$19,4341 year out$27,196$20,000 11Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida49$16,6351 year out$37,275$13,549 12Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y TelevisionBayamon, Puerto Rico35$7,9071 year out——13Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California67—1 year out——14Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan32—1 year out$34,602—15Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico32—1 year out——16College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California31—1 year out——17Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, Virginia31—1 year out——18Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California30—1 year out——19Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona28—1 year out$39,751—20Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California28—1 year out——21Pima Community CollegeTucson, Arizona23—1 year out——22CUNY Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, New York21—1 year out——23Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas21—1 year out——24Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California20—1 year out——25CUNY LaGuardia Community CollegeLong Island City, New York19—1 year out——26Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas18—1 year out——27Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona17—1 year out——28Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California17—1 year out——29Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia17—1 year out——30City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California16—1 year out——31Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach, Florida16—1 year out$28,159$10,000 32Mott Community CollegeFlint, Michigan15—1 year out$17,600—33Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida14—1 year out——34Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah14—1 year out——35SAE Institute of Technology-NashvilleNashville, Tennessee14—1 year out——36Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa13—1 year out——37Fashion Institute of TechnologyNew York, New York13—1 year out——38SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York13—1 year out——39Portland Community CollegePortland, Oregon13—1 year out——40Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania13—1 year out——41San Francisco Film SchoolSan Francisco, California13—1 year out——42Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDover, Delaware12—1 year out——43Suffolk County Community CollegeSelden, New York12—1 year out——44Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California11—1 year out——45Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan11—1 year out$36,325—46Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California10—1 year out——47Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina10—1 year out——48Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg, Pennsylvania10—1 year out——49Community College of Rhode IslandWarwick, Rhode Island10—1 year out——50Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California9—1 year out——51Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California9—1 year out——52San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California9—1 year out——53Sierra CollegeRocklin, California9—1 year out——54Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California9—1 year out——55Oakland Community CollegeAuburn Hills, Michigan9—1 year out——56Citrus CollegeGlendora, California8—1 year out——57Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California8—1 year out——58Montcalm Community CollegeSidney, Michigan8—1 year out——59Dakota County Technical CollegeRosemount, Minnesota8—1 year out——60Monroe Community CollegeRochester, New York8—1 year out——61Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——62KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic ArtsDallas, Texas8—1 year out——63Cypress CollegeCypress, California7—1 year out——64Colorado Mountain CollegeGlenwood Springs, Colorado7—1 year out——65Columbus State UniversityColumbus, Georgia7—1 year out——66County College of MorrisRandolph, New Jersey7—1 year out——67Douglas Education CenterMonessen, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——68American River CollegeSacramento, California6—1 year out——69Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California6—1 year out——70De Anza CollegeCupertino, California6—1 year out——71Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California6—1 year out——72Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York6—1 year out——73Northcentral Technical CollegeWausau, Wisconsin6—1 year out——74Chabot CollegeHayward, California5—1 year out——75Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California5—1 year out——76Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California5—1 year out——77Merced CollegeMerced, California5—1 year out——78Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California5—1 year out——79Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, North Carolina5—1 year out——80Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio5—1 year out——81Vermont State UniversityRandolph, Vermont5—1 year out——82Ventura CollegeVentura, California4—1 year out——83State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton, Florida4—1 year out——84Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky4—1 year out——85Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield, Massachusetts4—1 year out$33,277—86Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake, Minnesota4—1 year out——87Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico4—1 year out——88Hocking CollegeNelsonville, Ohio4—1 year out——89Butler County Community CollegeButler, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——90Central Wyoming CollegeRiverton, Wyoming4—1 year out——91Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona3—1 year out——92South Arkansas CollegeEl Dorado, Arkansas3—1 year out——93College of the DesertPalm Desert, California3—1 year out——94Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California3—1 year out——95College of San MateoSan Mateo, California3—1 year out——96Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado3—1 year out——97Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut3—1 year out——98Pensacola State CollegePensacola, Florida3—1 year out——99Grand Rapids Community CollegeGrand Rapids, Michigan3—1 year out——100Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, Minnesota3—1 year out$22,888—

Certificate programs — top 100 of 143 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Seattle Film InstituteSeattle, Washington7$28,4471 year out—$19,328 2DSDTDetroit, Michigan48$27,8701 year out—$9,830 3Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida272$25,5011 year out—$25,709 4Nashville Film InstituteNashville, Tennessee57$22,9191 year out—$9,058 5Florida Institute of Recording Sound and TechnologyOrlando, Florida166$21,6101 year out$22,872$7,853 6New York Film AcademyBurbank, California117$17,1091 year out$30,494$9,500 7Ohio Media School-Valley ViewValley View, Ohio—$16,2621 year out—$15,833 8Illinois Media SchoolChicago, Illinois—$12,0321 year out—$15,833 9Colegio de Cinematografia Artes y TelevisionBayamon, Puerto Rico51$7,4701 year out$16,893—10Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida279—1 year out——11Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico85—1 year out——12Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida70—1 year out——13University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin55—1 year out——14Motion Picture InstituteTroy, Michigan54—1 year out——15Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California45—1 year out——16Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California36—1 year out——17West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California36—1 year out——18Red Rocks Community CollegeLakewood, Colorado36—1 year out——19Columbus State Community CollegeColumbus, Ohio33—1 year out——20Savannah Technical CollegeSavannah, Georgia29—1 year out——21University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts29—1 year out——22Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington, North Carolina29—1 year out——23Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffin, Georgia27—1 year out——24Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas26—1 year out——25Moore Norman Technology CenterNorman, Oklahoma25—1 year out——26San Francisco Film SchoolSan Francisco, California24—1 year out——27Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio, Texas22—1 year out——28Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah21—1 year out——29Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California20—1 year out——30Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville, Tennessee20—1 year out——31Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California19—1 year out——32Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan18—1 year out——33Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona17—1 year out——34Pickens Technical CollegeAurora, Colorado17—1 year out——35City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California16—1 year out——36Southern Oklahoma Technology CenterArdmore, Oklahoma16—1 year out——37Seminole State College of FloridaSanford, Florida14—1 year out——38Citrus CollegeGlendora, California13—1 year out——39Liceo de Arte y TecnologiaSan Juan, Puerto Rico13—1 year out——40Eastern Oklahoma County Technology CenterChoctaw, Oklahoma13—1 year out——41Nashville State Community CollegeNashville, Tennessee12—1 year out——42Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California11—1 year out——43Community College of AuroraAurora, Colorado11—1 year out$38,543—44Emily Griffith Technical CollegeDenver, Colorado11—1 year out——45Valencia CollegeOrlando, Florida11—1 year out——46Columbus State UniversityColumbus, Georgia11—1 year out——47Southern Arkansas University TechCamden, Arkansas10—1 year out——48Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California10—1 year out——49Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California10—1 year out——50Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California10—1 year out——51Orange Technical College-South CampusOrlando, Florida10—1 year out——52Des Moines Area Community CollegeAnkeny, Iowa10—1 year out——53Cuyahoga Community College DistrictCleveland, Ohio10—1 year out——54Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California9—1 year out——55Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California9—1 year out——56The Evergreen State CollegeOlympia, Washington9—1 year out——57Chabot CollegeHayward, California8—1 year out——58Bluegrass Community and Technical CollegeLexington, Kentucky8—1 year out——59Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania8—1 year out——60Tri-County Technical CollegePendleton, South Carolina8—1 year out——61Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas8—1 year out——62University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater, Wisconsin8—1 year out——63Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California7—1 year out——64William T McFatter Technical CollegeDavie, Florida7—1 year out——65Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan7—1 year out——66Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd, Minnesota7—1 year out——67Blue Ridge Community CollegeFlat Rock, North Carolina7—1 year out——68Central Technology CenterDrumright, Oklahoma7—1 year out——69Meridian Technology CenterStillwater, Oklahoma7—1 year out——70South Arkansas CollegeEl Dorado, Arkansas6—1 year out——71Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California6—1 year out——72Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California6—1 year out——73Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, Florida6—1 year out——74Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho6—1 year out——75Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico6—1 year out——76American InterContinental University-AtlantaAtlanta, Georgia6—1 year out——77Husson UniversityBangor, Maine6—1 year out——78College of the DesertPalm Desert, California5—1 year out——79San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California5—1 year out——80Ventura CollegeVentura, California5—1 year out——81Pikes Peak State CollegeColorado Springs, Colorado5—1 year out——82University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky5—1 year out——83Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans, Louisiana5—1 year out——84Oklahoma City Community CollegeOklahoma City, Oklahoma5—1 year out——85Danville Community CollegeDanville, Virginia5—1 year out——86Brightpoint Community CollegeChester, Virginia5—1 year out——87Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, Wisconsin5—1 year out——88Fred K Marchman Technical CollegeNew Port Richey, Florida5—1 year out——89Maine Media CollegeRockport, Maine5—1 year out——90Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona4—1 year out——91Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona4—1 year out——92Butte CollegeOroville, California4—1 year out——93Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California4—1 year out——94Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California4—1 year out——95Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne, Florida4—1 year out——96Hillsborough CollegeTampa, Florida4—1 year out——97Orange Technical CollegeOrlando, Florida4—1 year out——98St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida4—1 year out——99Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlanta, Georgia4—1 year out——100Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas4—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).