Bachelor's+10% vs national median503 grads tracked
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Fitchburg State University
Ranked 16th of 69 bachelor's programs in Film/Video and Photographic Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,654
middle 50%: $26,371 – $46,735
Median · 5 years out
$53,160
middle 50%: $39,475 – $73,157
Median · 10 years out
$74,457
middle 50%: $54,436 – $104,398
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
Film and Video arts graduates start at a $36k median. By year ten, salaries reach $74k.
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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,382 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Hunter College
$54,965 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
$54,796 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$54,563 · 5 yrs out
University of Arizona (The)
$54,508 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$54,191 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$53,696 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$52,703 · 5 yrs out
University of North Texas
$51,851 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$51,805 · 5 yrs out
University of Utah
$51,761 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$51,458 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$51,372 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Fitchburg State University
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$117,423 · 5 yrs out
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$105,099 · 5 yrs out
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$82,827 · 5 yrs out
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