Bachelor's+15% vs national median619 grads tracked
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Pennsylvania State University (The)
Ranked 8th of 69 bachelor's programs in Film/Video and Photographic Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,429
middle 50%: $24,581 – $44,673
Median · 5 years out
$55,555
middle 50%: $38,534 – $76,830
Median · 10 years out
$75,634
middle 50%: $48,014 – $108,603
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 of $33,429 in year one. Salaries rise to $55,555 by year five and $75,634 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
≈ $9,409 total interest
Same major at other universities
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 Massachusetts - Dartmouth
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$56,595 · 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
University of Arizona (The)
$54,508 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$54,191 · 5 yrs out
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