Bachelor's+2% vs national median186 grads tracked
Film/Video and Photographic Arts at Sam Houston State University
Ranked 29th of 69 bachelor's programs in Film/Video and Photographic Arts by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,324
middle 50%: $25,256 – $45,543
Median · 5 years out
$48,959
middle 50%: $36,789 – $64,402
Median · 10 years out
$53,552
middle 50%: $40,729 – $71,298
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
Sam Houston State University film and video arts graduates earn a median $32,324 in year 1. Median salaries reach $53,552 by year 10.
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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Paid off in
9 yrs
≈ $10,621 total interest
Same major at other universities
Arizona State University
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Boulder
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
$51,078 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$50,881 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$50,615 · 5 yrs out
Purdue University
$49,269 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$48,878 · 5 yrs out
University of Oregon
$48,233 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$48,030 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$47,894 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Chicago
$47,666 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$47,616 · 5 yrs out
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$87,772 · 5 yrs out
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$83,343 · 5 yrs out