Bachelor's Film/Video and Photographic Arts Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings

Bachelor's Film/Video and Photographic Arts Programs with the Highest First-Year Earnings, ranked by median first-year earnings. College Scorecard field-of-study data for this credential only. Earnings are measured after completion among federally aided completers working and not enrolled. Suppressed values are excluded. Debt and earnings can describe different cohorts. Only Film/Video and Photographic Arts programs at the stated credential level are included; no institution-wide earnings are substituted. This page lists all 139 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts$56,41811%1513$40k$83k94%7,0615 mi 2Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia$51,77269%1113$15k$58k52%41,254239 mi 3Utah Valley UniversityOrem, Utah$41,833——$6k$55k45%28,453544 mi 4Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey$38,50858%1410$24k$74k84%37,7519 mi 5Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey$38,50871%—$20k$74k64%7,7094 mi 6Fordham UniversityBronx, New York$36,70459%1418$44k$86k82%10,5122 mi 7Chapman UniversityOrange, California$35,79565%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 8University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida$35,48519%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 9University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California$34,18710%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 10Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas$33,61089%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 11Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire$33,578100%—$37k$50k43%163,16433 mi 12Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California$32,47782%—$34k$66k60%77916 mi 13University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma$32,12677%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 14University of Massachusetts-DartmouthNorth Dartmouth, Massachusetts$31,88691%1182$21k$69k52%5,2215 mi 15Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts$31,84697%—$31k$51k58%1,1224 mi 16Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida$31,68924%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 17University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska$31,17287%1191$18k$57k67%19,178469 mi 18Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona$31,14890%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 19Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona$31,14867%——$63k0%53,782169 mi 20Seattle Film InstituteSeattle, Washington$30,789——$42k—57%651 mi 21Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania$30,69761%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 22Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, California$30,52644%1452$38k$76k81%1,87718 mi 23Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington$30,25677%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 24Belmont UniversityNashville, Tennessee$30,18895%1280$33k$56k71%7,137380 mi 25University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota$29,95880%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 26George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon$29,74594%1197$32k$60k72%2,69946 mi 27University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California$29,6969%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 28University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island$29,63472%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 29University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri$29,61378%1247$20k$63k75%23,929318 mi 30Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana$29,60882%1183$22k$53k57%14,451548 mi 31Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut$29,25372%1242$41k$84k76%6,5318 mi 32Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona$29,09479%1077$22k$42k43%73,371165 mi 33University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California$29,01111%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 34Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, Ohio$28,99468%—$29k$41k56%882101 mi 35Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York$28,85867%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 36University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania$28,63458%1370$30k$66k86%20,370110 mi 37University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California$28,60833%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 38University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington$28,56139%—$14k$78k85%31,9423 mi 39Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton, Massachusetts$28,49868%1308$30k$68k73%1,77312 mi 40Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey$28,47488%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 41University of KansasLawrence, Kansas$28,28993%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 42California Institute of the ArtsValencia, California$28,24732%—$46k$41k67%86024 mi 43Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee$28,20269%1121$13k$49k54%16,301364 mi 44University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah$28,13886%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 45Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York$28,02819%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 46Huntington UniversityHuntington, Indiana$27,45576%1052$19k$47k64%1,08290 mi 47Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan$27,34880%1066$15k$52k46%10,05524 mi 48California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California$27,29093%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 49Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire$27,26190%—$18k$54k60%2,69972 mi 50John Paul the Great Catholic UniversityEscondido, California$27,22180%1130$35k$57k64%28614 mi 51Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts$27,03251%1358$49k$63k77%3,8701 mi 52Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon$27,02891%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 53University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas$26,93989%1118$17k$46k54%7,762349 mi 54CUNY City CollegeNew York, New York$26,91860%1260$4k$66k57%12,505< 1 mi 55American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia$26,76762%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 56The University of TampaTampa, Florida$26,64140%—$36k$59k64%10,5721 mi 57University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York$26,63074%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 58Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan$26,50285%—$15k$54k58%12,56836 mi 59Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud, Minnesota$26,33295%1092$14k$56k40%5,088129 mi 60Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York$26,33146%1375$39k$79k84%15,47735 mi 61DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois$26,16476%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 62Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, Minnesota$26,15648%1161$30k$41k51%705135 mi 63University of IowaIowa City, Iowa$26,14784%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 64University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona$26,05486%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 65Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles, California$25,83573%—$21k$72k53%1,7195 mi 66Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma$25,69699%1196$25k$47k57%3,487436 mi 67Stevenson UniversityOwings Mills, Maryland$25,69079%—$27k$62k68%3,10214 mi 68University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan$25,56516%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 69Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah$25,50668%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 70New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico$25,34489%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 71Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan$25,25683%1074$16k$56k67%18,85417 mi 72Eastern Washington UniversityCheney, Washington$25,09091%—$14k$58k43%6,222217 mi 73California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California$25,03185%—$26k$62k62%8,17934 mi 74Marymount Manhattan CollegeNew York, New York$25,01483%1214$37k$49k49%1,577< 1 mi 75CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York$24,86954%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 76University of California-RiversideRiverside, California$24,84076%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 77The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana$24,67996%1190$17k$45k48%7,488392 mi 78California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California$24,61894%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 79Wright State University-Main CampusDayton, Ohio$24,61796%—$15k$50k42%6,762128 mi 80Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California$24,56145%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 81College for Creative StudiesDetroit, Michigan$24,35092%—$35k$45k71%1,2304 mi 82Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania$24,34580%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 83Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida$24,078——$39k$38k44%25,77729 mi 84University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, North Carolina$24,05330%1260$15k$38k78%945178 mi 85George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia$23,98987%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 86Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia$23,97683%1173$49k$46k69%15,24311 mi 87Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois$23,90589%—$27k$42k52%5,3681 mi 88New York UniversityNew York, New York$23,8699%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 89University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin$23,84091%1090$15k$55k49%16,758< 1 mi 90Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York$23,78269%1312$34k$64k76%4,24262 mi 91University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina$23,68660%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 92University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida$23,67640%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 93University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California$23,61466%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 94Oberlin CollegeOberlin, Ohio$23,51934%1447$39k$58k81%2,88711 mi 95Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona$23,41890%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 96Academy of Art UniversitySan Francisco, California$23,354——$41k$39k34%3,5871 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data. Program-level earnings describe completers; institution-wide earnings describe former students and can include non-completers. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.