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Bachelor's+13% vs national median598 grads tracked

Film/Video and Photographic Arts at CUNY Brooklyn College

Ranked 12th of 69 bachelor's programs in Film/Video and Photographic Arts by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,220
middle 50%: $25,059 – $50,522
Median · 5 years out
$54,563
middle 50%: $37,222 – $74,820
Median · 10 years out
$73,032
middle 50%: $45,075 – $97,883

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 CUNY Brooklyn College's bachelor's program in Film/Video and Photographic Arts earn a median $35,220 one year after graduating, rising to $73,032 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 13% above the national median of $48,233 for this field, ranking 12th 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,307 total interest

Same major at other universities

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
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
$54,796 · 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
University of North Texas
$51,851 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at CUNY Brooklyn College

Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Master's)
$108,220 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$108,116 · 5 yrs out
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology (Master's)
$104,245 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$104,001 · 5 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Master's)
$102,614 · 5 yrs out
History (Master's)
$100,222 · 5 yrs out
Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$99,994 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$94,983 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$93,682 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$88,532 · 5 yrs out
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs (Master's)
$85,965 · 5 yrs out
Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out

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