Bachelor's-11% vs national median593 grads tracked
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
Ranked 56th of 69 bachelor's programs in Film/Video and Photographic Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,883
middle 50%: $21,689 – $36,762
Median · 5 years out
$43,004
middle 50%: $30,705 – $59,315
Median · 10 years out
$55,836
middle 50%: $38,747 – $78,215
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
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale sees film and video majors earning $28k in their first year. Median salaries reach $56k after ten years of experience.
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
9.8 yrs
≈ $12,246 total interest
Same major at other universities
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$44,129 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$43,907 · 5 yrs out
University of Oklahoma
$43,758 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$43,702 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis College of Art & Design
$43,647 · 5 yrs out
Liberty University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University Moorhead
$42,969 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University Bozeman
$42,818 · 5 yrs out
Bowling Green State University
$42,346 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Missouri
$42,106 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$42,033 · 5 yrs out
Ohio University
$41,244 · 5 yrs out
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