What Film/Video and Photographic Arts grads make
Every university with official Census earnings for this field, ranked by 5-year median salary.
Bachelor's
national median $48,233 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut CollegeCT | $32,972 | $75,253 | — | +56% |
| 2 | Quinnipiac UniversityCT | $37,514 | $63,705 | $86,219 | +32% |
| 3 | DePaul UniversityIL | $28,654 | $59,848 | $68,521 | +24% |
| 4 | University of MichiganMI | $34,079 | $57,619 | $74,158 | +19% |
| 5 | College of Staten Island/CUNYNY | $30,437 | $57,503 | $92,467 | +19% |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts - DartmouthMA | $39,655 | $56,877 | — | +18% |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL | $36,533 | $56,595 | $71,605 | +17% |
| 8 | Pennsylvania State University (The)PA | $33,429 | $55,555 | $75,634 | +15% |
| 9 | Carleton CollegeMN | $37,592 | $55,335 | — | +15% |
| 10 | CUNY Hunter CollegeNY | $36,742 | $54,965 | $73,474 | +14% |
| 11 | University of North Carolina School of the ArtsNC | $35,091 | $54,796 | $69,286 | +14% |
| 12 | CUNY Brooklyn CollegeNY | $35,220 | $54,563 | $73,032 | +13% |
| 13 | University of Arizona (The)AZ | $34,892 | $54,508 | $73,598 | +13% |
| 14 | George Mason UniversityVA | $31,518 | $54,191 | $65,986 | +12% |
| 15 | CUNY Queens CollegeNY | $25,042 | $53,696 | $96,791 | +11% |
| 16 | Fitchburg State UniversityMA | $35,654 | $53,160 | $74,457 | +10% |
| 17 | University of HoustonTX | $36,004 | $52,703 | $62,007 | +9% |
| 18 | University of North TexasTX | $34,546 | $51,851 | $57,867 | +8% |
| 19 | State University of New York at BuffaloNY | $33,551 | $51,805 | $69,605 | +7% |
| 20 | University of UtahUT | $33,984 | $51,761 | $65,534 | +7% |
| 21 | University of GeorgiaGA | $29,236 | $51,458 | $75,672 | +7% |
| 22 | University of Minnesota - Twin CitiesMN | $30,884 | $51,372 | $64,930 | +7% |
| 23 | Arizona State UniversityAZ | $34,993 | $51,223 | $73,347 | +6% |
| 24 | University of Colorado BoulderCO | $31,868 | $51,223 | $71,812 | +6% |
| 25 | Massachusetts College of Art and DesignMA | $30,328 | $51,078 | $59,353 | +6% |
| 26 | Binghamton UniversityNY | $30,304 | $50,881 | $69,154 | +5% |
| 27 | City College of New York - CUNYNY | $33,372 | $50,615 | $67,570 | +5% |
| 28 | Purdue UniversityIN | $30,227 | $49,269 | $57,867 | +2% |
| 29 | Sam Houston State UniversityTX | $32,324 | $48,959 | $53,552 | +2% |
| 30 | State University of New York at New PaltzNY | $26,787 | $48,878 | $65,986 | +1% |
| 31 | University of OregonOR | $31,161 | $48,233 | $71,060 | 0% |
| 32 | University of HartfordCT | $29,421 | $48,030 | $71,441 | 0% |
| 33 | Georgia State UniversityGA | $30,822 | $47,894 | $60,801 | -1% |
| 34 | University of Illinois ChicagoIL | $28,739 | $47,666 | $59,848 | -1% |
| 35 | University of IowaIA | $30,049 | $47,616 | $63,204 | -1% |
| 36 | Eastern Mennonite UniversityVA | $28,969 | $47,392 | — | -2% |
| 37 | SUNY College at PurchaseNY | $30,053 | $47,181 | $68,274 | -2% |
| 38 | Texas State UniversityTX | $30,030 | $47,064 | $62,818 | -2% |
| 39 | Ohio State University (The)OH | $30,192 | $46,694 | $61,737 | -3% |
| 40 | St. Cloud State UniversityMN | $28,338 | $45,961 | $68,098 | -5% |
| 41 | University of Missouri - ColumbiaMO | $28,739 | $45,751 | — | -5% |
| 42 | University of North Carolina at Wilmington (The)NC | $28,658 | $45,722 | $60,382 | -5% |
| 43 | Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA | $28,374 | $45,628 | $57,075 | -5% |
| 44 | Texas A&M University - CommerceTX | $33,582 | $45,390 | $58,476 | -6% |
| 45 | Northern Arizona UniversityAZ | $31,378 | $45,285 | $60,590 | -6% |
| 46 | University of Wisconsin - MilwaukeeWI | $29,202 | $45,184 | $54,669 | -6% |
| 47 | Wright State UniversityOH | $28,130 | $45,171 | $58,363 | -6% |
| 48 | University of South Carolina - ColumbiaSC | $29,183 | $45,056 | $58,313 | -7% |
| 49 | University of Montana (The)MT | $28,375 | $44,737 | $59,353 | -7% |
| 50 | State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)NY | $26,977 | $44,129 | $65,986 | -9% |
| 51 | University of ToledoOH | $26,571 | $43,907 | $54,051 | -9% |
| 52 | University of OklahomaOK | $29,587 | $43,758 | $66,779 | -9% |
| 53 | Portland State UniversityOR | $29,567 | $43,702 | $60,837 | -9% |
| 54 | Minneapolis College of Art & DesignMN | $31,452 | $43,647 | $62,590 | -10% |
| 55 | Liberty UniversityVA | $28,497 | $43,047 | — | -11% |
| 56 | Southern Illinois University at CarbondaleIL | $27,883 | $43,004 | $55,836 | -11% |
| 57 | Minnesota State University MoorheadMN | $29,719 | $42,969 | $54,757 | -11% |
| 58 | Montana State University BozemanMT | $28,417 | $42,818 | $58,150 | -11% |
| 59 | Bowling Green State UniversityOH | $26,781 | $42,346 | $57,514 | -12% |
| 60 | University of Central MissouriMO | $28,674 | $42,106 | $52,165 | -13% |
| 61 | University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA | $28,450 | $42,033 | — | -13% |
| 62 | Ohio UniversityOH | $28,969 | $41,244 | $52,793 | -14% |
| 63 | Cleveland State UniversityOH | $29,491 | $40,883 | $53,107 | -15% |
| 64 | Hollins UniversityVA | $24,348 | $40,680 | $51,223 | -16% |
| 65 | Augsburg UniversityMN | $26,659 | $40,093 | $59,848 | -17% |
| 66 | Missouri Western State UniversityMO | $21,488 | $39,425 | $45,751 | -18% |
| 67 | Louisiana Tech UniversityLA | $25,751 | $38,692 | $53,107 | -20% |
| 68 | University of Akron (The)OH | $26,659 | $35,840 | $49,513 | -26% |
| 69 | Virginia Intermont CollegeVA | $28,722 | $35,757 | $50,676 | -26% |
| 70 | Weber State UniversityUT | $43,588 | — | — | — |
| 71 | Utah Valley UniversityUT | $37,592 | — | — | — |
| 72 | SUNY Buffalo State UniversityNY | $31,637 | — | — | — |
| 73 | Clayton State UniversityGA | $31,485 | — | — | — |
| 74 | Minnesota State University, MankatoMN | $30,437 | — | — | — |
| 75 | Georgia Gwinnett CollegeGA | $26,989 | — | — | — |
Associate
national median $40,883 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Virginia Community CollegeVA | $46,663 | $65,986 | — | +61% |
| 2 | Dakota County Technical CollegeMN | $34,289 | $48,487 | — | +19% |
| 3 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $33,632 | $43,554 | $50,831 | +7% |
| 4 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $27,484 | $43,047 | $54,051 | +5% |
| 5 | Community College of AuroraCO | $30,696 | $42,033 | $55,464 | +3% |
| 6 | Oklahoma City Community CollegeOK | $27,622 | $41,695 | — | +2% |
| 7 | Salt Lake Community CollegeUT | $30,731 | $41,244 | — | +1% |
| 8 | Suffolk County Community CollegeNY | $27,886 | $40,883 | $50,949 | 0% |
| 9 | San Antonio CollegeTX | $28,103 | $40,536 | $45,751 | -1% |
| 10 | Nassau Community CollegeNY | $28,247 | $40,159 | $56,170 | -2% |
| 11 | Cincinnati State Technical & Community CollegeOH | $33,078 | $40,131 | $54,453 | -2% |
| 12 | Baton Rouge Community CollegeLA | $26,752 | $40,037 | — | -2% |
| 13 | Colorado Mountain CollegeCO | $25,721 | $38,279 | — | -6% |
| 14 | Central Lakes CollegeMN | $25,998 | $36,444 | — | -11% |
| 15 | Monroe Community CollegeNY | $26,989 | $35,686 | — | -13% |
| 16 | SUNY Westchester Community CollegeNY | $28,622 | $35,391 | — | -13% |
| 17 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $30,437 | $34,107 | — | -17% |
| 18 | Northwest Vista CollegeTX | $31,905 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Casper CollegeWY | $31,104 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Portland Community CollegeOR | $28,969 | — | — | — |
| 21 | Cuyahoga Community CollegeOH | $26,890 | — | — | — |
Certificate (1-2 years)
national median $38,592 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $37,592 | $48,984 | $48,182 | +27% |
| 2 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $27,420 | $38,592 | $56,563 | 0% |
| 3 | Community College of AuroraCO | $35,452 | $32,883 | $60,590 | -15% |
| 4 | Clark State CollegeOH | $37,592 | — | — | — |
| 5 | University of CincinnatiOH | $37,092 | — | — | — |
| 6 | University of OregonOR | $36,674 | — | — | — |
Certificate (under 1 year)
national median $38,534 · 5 yrs| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Rocks Community CollegeCO | $27,237 | $41,695 | $41,501 | +8% |
| 2 | Columbus State Community CollegeOH | $38,279 | $39,708 | — | +3% |
| 3 | Community College of AuroraCO | $29,849 | $38,534 | — | 0% |
| 4 | Central Lakes CollegeMN | $25,504 | $36,215 | — | -6% |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts - AmherstMA | $36,491 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Pickens Technical CollegeCO | $30,437 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Tri-County Technical CollegeSC | $29,557 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Houston Community CollegeTX | $28,392 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Northwest Vista CollegeTX | $28,392 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMN | $24,733 | — | — | — |
Certificate (2-4 years)
| # | University | 1 yr | 5 yrs | 10 yrs | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Lakes CollegeMN | $27,078 | $37,821 | — | — |