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Bachelor's+18% vs national median78 grads tracked

Film/Video and Photographic Arts at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Ranked 6th of 69 bachelor's programs in Film/Video and Photographic Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$39,655
middle 50%: $29,948 – $57,867
Median · 5 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $37,247 – $75,158
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

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 University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth's bachelor's program in Film/Video and Photographic Arts earn a median $39,655 one year after graduating, rising to $56,877 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 18% above the national median of $48,233 for this field, ranking 6th 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
7.6 yrs
≈ $8,666 total interest

Same major at other universities

Connecticut College
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$55,555 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$55,335 · 5 yrs out
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

Other majors at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$122,926 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$120,035 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$117,172 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$113,420 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$106,692 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$97,530 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,680 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Bachelor's)
$96,482 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$91,863 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)
$88,570 · 5 yrs out

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