Bachelor's Film/Video and Photographic Arts Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings

Bachelor's Film/Video and Photographic Arts Programs with the Lowest Debt Relative to Earnings, ranked by program debt / annual five-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 100 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York0.15×54%1280$3k$63k57%16,2891 mi 2Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah0.27×68%1376$16k$76k81%32,952547 mi 3Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York0.28×19%1494$39k$71k91%2,44426 mi 4University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California0.28×33%—$16k$75k83%23,113< 1 mi 5University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California0.29×9%—$13k$83k93%33,4755 mi 6Chapman UniversityOrange, California0.29×65%1357$47k$70k82%7,47813 mi 7California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California0.30×94%—$9k$65k56%28,35032 mi 8American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia0.34×62%1381$42k$77k75%7,2663 mi 9Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida0.35×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 10University of California-DavisDavis, California0.36×42%—$15k$81k86%32,25327 mi 11University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz, California0.36×66%—$18k$68k75%17,9403 mi 12University of California-IrvineIrvine, California0.37×29%—$14k$81k87%30,1974 mi 13San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California0.37×96%—$12k$68k50%18,6392 mi 14CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn, New York0.38×58%1140$3k$61k54%10,5433 mi 15University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona0.39×86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 16New York UniversityNew York, New York0.39×9%1520$37k$83k88%28,6631 mi 17University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan0.40×16%1465$13k$84k93%34,17730 mi 18University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, California0.40×10%1495$33k$92k92%20,44310 mi 19University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California0.41×11%—$13k$92k93%33,0682 mi 20Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona0.42×90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 21Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona0.42×90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 22Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona0.42×67%——$63k0%53,782169 mi 23University of California-RiversideRiverside, California0.43×76%—$14k$68k76%22,59340 mi 24New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico0.44×89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 25University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota0.44×80%1362$17k$69k85%31,855134 mi 26University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado0.45×78%1357$25k$70k74%31,939750 mi 27University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico0.46×95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 28Emerson CollegeBoston, Massachusetts0.46×51%1358$49k$63k77%3,8701 mi 29University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada0.46×96%1094$10k$55k51%24,622233 mi 30Pace UniversityNew York, New York0.46×76%1266$31k$70k60%7,665< 1 mi 31California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California0.48×93%—$7k$59k57%32,69114 mi 32University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York0.48×74%1295$21k$71k75%20,1126 mi 33The New SchoolNew York, New York0.48×63%—$59k$53k69%6,5631 mi 34University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah0.50×86%1257$16k$67k65%27,264547 mi 35University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island0.50×72%1160$21k$70k73%13,3815 mi 36University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida0.50×19%1415$37k$75k84%12,9132 mi 37DePaul UniversityChicago, Illinois0.50×76%1262$31k$69k68%14,0901 mi 38George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia0.50×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 39The University of TampaTampa, Florida0.51×40%—$36k$59k64%10,5721 mi 40Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota0.51×59%1090$18k$51k57%3,072220 mi 41Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California0.52×45%1359$48k$78k79%7,0942 mi 42Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York0.52×67%1383$35k$77k70%13,21513 mi 43Woodbury UniversityBurbank, California0.52×82%—$34k$66k60%77916 mi 44Rhode Island School of DesignProvidence, Rhode Island0.52×19%1473$51k$68k89%2,0841 mi 45Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey0.55×88%1070$16k$61k65%18,37611 mi 46Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania0.55×61%1337$33k$63k86%42,284124 mi 47Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington0.55×91%—$18k$62k54%7,83388 mi 48DeSales UniversityCenter Valley, Pennsylvania0.56×77%1186$32k$61k72%2,12841 mi 49Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois0.56×87%1055$13k$53k62%8,494288 mi 50Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon0.56×91%—$10k$58k53%13,18251 mi 51University of IowaIowa City, Iowa0.56×84%1200$23k$65k75%22,264195 mi 52Ithaca CollegeIthaca, New York0.57×69%1312$34k$64k76%4,24262 mi 53State University of New York at OswegoOswego, New York0.58×81%1187$16k$58k60%5,4731 mi 54Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio0.58×61%1387$17k$60k88%45,63899 mi 55Keene State CollegeKeene, New Hampshire0.59×90%—$18k$54k60%2,69972 mi 56University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida0.59×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 57Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania0.59×80%—$28k$64k75%20,9702 mi 58Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond, Virginia0.59×93%1137$23k$58k63%20,75318 mi 59Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana0.59×82%1183$22k$53k57%14,451548 mi 60Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas0.60×89%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 61Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green, Ohio0.60×81%1117$24k$48k64%12,81226 mi 62Lesley UniversityCambridge, Massachusetts0.60×97%—$31k$51k58%1,1224 mi 63Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia0.60×55%1076$16k$47k53%26,623221 mi 64Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona0.61×79%1077$22k$42k43%73,371165 mi 65Massachusetts College of Art and DesignBoston, Massachusetts0.61×76%—$24k$44k69%1,8313 mi 66Savannah College of Art and DesignSavannah, Georgia0.61×83%1173$49k$46k69%15,24311 mi 67University of North Carolina School of the ArtsWinston Salem, North Carolina0.62×30%1260$15k$38k78%945178 mi 68Kansas City Art InstituteKansas City, Missouri0.62×55%—$28k$37k58%812414 mi 69University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North Carolina0.62×64%1287$20k$55k71%14,9223 mi 70Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan0.63×83%1074$16k$56k67%18,85417 mi 71Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan0.63×80%1066$15k$52k46%10,05524 mi 72Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan0.64×85%—$15k$54k58%12,56836 mi 73University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia, South Carolina0.64×60%1297$23k$62k79%29,820101 mi 74George Fox UniversityNewberg, Oregon0.65×94%1197$32k$60k72%2,69946 mi 75University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin0.65×91%1090$15k$55k49%16,758< 1 mi 76College for Creative StudiesDetroit, Michigan0.65×92%—$35k$45k71%1,2304 mi 77Columbus College of Art & DesignColumbus, Ohio0.67×68%—$29k$41k56%882101 mi 78University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma0.68×77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 79Point Park UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania0.68×97%—$26k$46k59%2,331109 mi 80University of KansasLawrence, Kansas0.68×93%1190$18k$62k69%21,217448 mi 81University of OregonEugene, Oregon0.68×88%1272$22k$61k72%20,49752 mi 82Maryland Institute College of ArtBaltimore, Maryland0.69×77%1258$43k$45k72%1,1893 mi 83Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan0.69×81%1156$13k$53k58%15,5874 mi 84Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio0.70×91%—$15k$52k51%8,9691 mi 85Webster UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri0.71×86%1102$27k$51k64%2,304262 mi 86Columbia College ChicagoChicago, Illinois0.71×89%—$27k$42k52%5,3681 mi 87SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase, New York0.72×74%1312$19k$45k63%3,1974 mi 88The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana0.73×96%1190$17k$45k48%7,488392 mi 89School of Visual ArtsNew York, New York0.78×93%1320$58k$46k76%3,2441 mi 90Full Sail UniversityWinter Park, Florida0.79×——$39k$38k44%25,77729 mi 91Pratt Institute-MainBrooklyn, New York0.79×73%1290$53k$54k74%3,9101 mi 92Minneapolis College of Art and DesignMinneapolis, Minnesota0.86×48%1161$30k$41k51%705135 mi 93Seattle UniversitySeattle, Washington0.87×77%1307$35k$75k76%4,0621 mi 94Ringling College of Art and DesignSarasota, Florida0.90×70%—$58k$43k72%1,6621 mi 95Art Center College of DesignPasadena, California0.91×75%—$49k$72k79%2,01721 mi 96University of HartfordWest Hartford, Connecticut0.92×96%1219$30k$61k54%4,14634 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.