Bachelor's-11% vs national median236 grads tracked
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Minnesota State University Moorhead
Ranked 57th of 69 bachelor's programs in Film/Video and Photographic Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$29,719
middle 50%: $22,409 – $37,670
Median · 5 years out
$42,969
middle 50%: $33,303 – $56,272
Median · 10 years out
$54,757
middle 50%: $39,884 – $74,086
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 earn a median $30k in year one. Salaries reach $55k by the tenth year.
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
≈ $11,968 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$43,004 · 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
Cleveland State University
$40,883 · 5 yrs out
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