Bachelor's-10% vs national median158 grads tracked
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Minneapolis College of Art & Design
Ranked 54th of 69 bachelor's programs in Film/Video and Photographic Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$31,452
middle 50%: $22,597 – $40,024
Median · 5 years out
$43,647
middle 50%: $32,059 – $60,342
Median · 10 years out
$62,590
middle 50%: $45,848 – $88,826
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/Video and Photographic Arts graduates earn $31k in their first year. Median salaries reach $63k after ten years.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
9.3 yrs
≈ $11,338 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of South Carolina - Columbia
$45,056 · 5 yrs out
University of Montana (The)
$44,737 · 5 yrs out
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
Liberty University
$43,047 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$43,004 · 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
Other majors at Minneapolis College of Art & Design
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$69,584 · 5 yrs out
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$69,584 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$60,927 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$51,657 · 5 yrs out
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Graphic Communications (Bachelor's)
$49,979 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Bachelor's)
$48,096 · 5 yrs out
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$48,096 · 5 yrs out
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$45,905 · 5 yrs out
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's)
$39,262 · 5 yrs out