Bachelor's+14% vs national median605 grads tracked
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Ranked 11th of 69 bachelor's programs in Film/Video and Photographic Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$35,091
middle 50%: $23,756 – $48,682
Median · 5 years out
$54,796
middle 50%: $35,425 – $78,372
Median · 10 years out
$69,286
middle 50%: $42,967 – $104,553
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 bachelor's graduates earn $35k in their first year. Median earnings reach $69k by year ten.
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
≈ $9,330 total interest
Same major at other universities
College of Staten Island/CUNY
$57,503 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$56,877 · 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
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
Fitchburg State University
$53,160 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$52,703 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$56,339 · 5 yrs out
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's)
$50,759 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Bachelor's)
$49,299 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Certificate)
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts, General (Certificate)
$43,271 · 5 yrs out
Music (Bachelor's)
$38,895 · 5 yrs out
Dance (Bachelor's)
$37,897 · 5 yrs out