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Bachelor's+56% vs national median43 grads tracked

Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Connecticut College

Ranked 1st of 69 bachelor's programs in Film/Video and Photographic Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$32,972
middle 50%: $26,467 – $42,897
Median · 5 years out
$75,253
middle 50%: $55,935 – $99,192
Median · 10 years out
n/a
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Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Film/Video and Photographic Arts (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Connecticut College's bachelor's program in Film/Video and Photographic Arts earn a median $32,972 one year after graduating, rising to $75,253 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 56% above the national median of $48,233 for this field, ranking 1st of 69 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
6.5 yrs
≈ $7,939 total interest

Same major at other universities

Quinnipiac University
$63,705 · 5 yrs out
DePaul University
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$57,503 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$56,595 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Connecticut College

Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$122,445 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$109,357 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$89,427 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out

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